A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 206 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau (128 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:09:07 / 9:09 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pmri. Id of event: us6000pmri. Exact location, longitude 132.8792° East, latitude 2.4078° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/01/25 / 2025-01-28 09:09:07 / January 28, 2025 @ 9:09 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 206 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau.
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