A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Yigo Village in Guam. Id of earthquake: us7000pbi7. Event ids that are associated: us7000pbi7. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:57:34 / 8:57 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/01/25 / 2025-01-27 20:57:34 / January 27, 2025 @ 8:57 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.2624 East, latitude 14.0457 North, depth = 112.814 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.814 km (70 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Piti Village, Yona Village, Asan-Maina Village. Close country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 69 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam.
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