A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 140 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam (87 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000d9n5. Event ids that are associated: us2000d9n5. The temblor was picked up at 21:28:20 / 9:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.9058 East, latitude 12.2421 North, depth = 39.08 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/02/18 / 2018-02-19 11:28:20 / February 19, 2018 @ 11:28 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 39.08 km (24 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 140 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam.
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