Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Dededo Village in Guam

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Earthquake location 13.7956S, 144.6687W A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Dededo Village in Guam. Id of earthquake: us6000rd5t. Event ids that are associated: us6000rd5t. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.6687 East, latitude 13.7956 North, depth = 156.309 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/09/25 / 2025-09-03 22:59:32 / September 3, 2025 @ 10:59 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 156.309 km (97 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 22:59:32 / 10:59 pm (local time epicenter).

Event epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Merizo Village, Inarajan Village, Umatac Village.

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 five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 35 km NNW of Dededo Village, Guam.

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