A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 224 km E of Kayangel, Palau (139 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000quqp. Id of event: us7000quqp. Exact location of event, longitude 136.7296 East, latitude 7.7599 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 08/09/25 / 2025-09-08 11:39:52 / September 8, 2025 @ 11:39 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 11:39:52 / 11:39 am (local time epicenter).

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 224 km E of Kayangel, Palau.

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