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M4.2 Earthquake near 8 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam

UTC time: 2025-01-27 06:50:58 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
136.1 km
Source
USGS

8 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam

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About this earthquake

On January 27, 2025 at 06:50 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near 8 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam. At around 136 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
50a36969e2b51f6e838512bf8c7c04b287278375
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
136.1 km
UTC time
2025-01-27 06:50:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.59740, 144.93780

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 136.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 136.1 km
Intermediate
136.1 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Antonio B. Won Pat International AirportGuam · GUM · PGUM
    19.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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