A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Inarajan Village in Guam on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/24 / 2024-11-16 18:19:48 / November 16, 2024 @ 6:19 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.7771 East, latitude 13.0707 North, depth = 55.611 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.611 km (35 miles). Event id: us7000nvhn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nvhn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 18:19:48 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yigo Village, Dededo Village, Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km S of Inarajan Village, Guam. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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