A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 222 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam (138 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 13:50:24 / 1:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 26.897 km, 142.8257° East, 12.3818° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/09/24 / 2024-09-27 13:50:24 / September 27, 2024 @ 1:50 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 26.897 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000ngt9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ngt9.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 222 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam.
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