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M4.8 Earthquake near 157 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam

UTC time: 2025-04-20 20:33:32 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
113.7 km
Source
USGS

157 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam

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About this earthquake

On April 20, 2025 at 20:33 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 157 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam. At around 114 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
9662ba7481e8e5d8a39665ea7417f46794782f48
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
113.7 km
UTC time
2025-04-20 20:33:32 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
12.86870, 143.27030

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 113.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 113.7 km
Intermediate
113.7 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Seamount X
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'230 m ·United States
  • Forecast Seamount
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'456 m ·United States
  • NW Rota-1
    Distance: 252 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -455 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N
    Distance: 312 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -4'100 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·United States
  • Esmeralda Bank
    Distance: 316 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -74 m ·United States
  • Ruby
    Distance: 393 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -174 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States

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.

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