A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Yigo Village in Guam. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qu7z. Id of event: us7000qu7z. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/08/25 / 2025-08-13 16:35:37 / August 13, 2025 @ 4:35 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:35:37 / 4:35 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 144.7828° East, 13.9183° North, depth 184.874 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 184.874 km (115 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Merizo Village, Inarajan Village, Umatac Village. Nearby 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 quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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