A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 152 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia (94 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 137.4384° East, latitude 8.3202° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/02/25 / 2025-02-27 00:20:30 / February 27, 2025 @ 12:20 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pxf1. Id of event: us6000pxf1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:20:30 / 12:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 152 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia.
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