A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) strikes 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Agat Village in Guam on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 05:47:51 / 5:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 133.4 km, 144.505° East, 13.416° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/01/25 / 2025-01-21 05:47:51 / January 21, 2025 @ 5:47 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 133.4 km (83 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pt25021000. Ids that are associated to the event: pt25021000.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yigo Village, Dededo Village, Barrigada Village (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 38 km (24 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Chalan Pago-Ordot Village (c. 6 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Guam (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 17 km WNW of Agat Village, Guam.
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