A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village in Guam. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 129.607 km (81 miles). The temblor was detected at 07:20:48 / 7:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 144.7297° East, latitude 13.6007° North, depth = 129.607 km. Event id: us6000pfju. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pfju. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/12/24 / 2024-12-25 07:20:48 / December 25, 2024 @ 7:20 am.
Nearby country/countries, Guam (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Merizo Village, Inarajan Village, Umatac Village (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 15 km (9 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-six 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km NNW of Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village, Guam. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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