A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 218 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam (135 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 15:00:35 / 3:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/12/25 / 2025-12-24 15:00:35 / December 24, 2025 @ 3:00 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 143.364° East, 11.7649° North. Id of earthquake: us7000rkkk. Event ids that are associated: us7000rkkk, pt25358002. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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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. 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: 218 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam.

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