A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Colonia in Micronesia on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 23:47:04 / 11:47 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 02/02/25 / 2025-02-02 23:47:04 / February 2, 2025 @ 11:47 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 137.8332 East, latitude 9.1205 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us7000pcq8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pcq8.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Colonia (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Micronesia (c. 108 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Colonia (c. 7 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 54 km SW of Colonia, Micronesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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