A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 121 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam (75 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a1uh. Id of event: us6000a1uh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:42:52 / 5:42 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.42 km (12 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/05/20 / 2020-05-23 05:42:52 / May 23, 2020 @ 5:42 am. Exact location, longitude 143.9311° East, latitude 12.4401° North, depth = 19.42 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 121 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam.
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