M 4.6 in Guam on 29 Jan 2021 22:33 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1253698
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 107.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.1773 , 145.1514
Event Date: 29 Jan 2021 22:33 UTC
30 Jan 2021 08:33 Local
Exposed Population:
140000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 29 Jan 2021 23:29 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000dd3m Scaled population (vector) 4.64  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

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4.6 magnitude earthquake 47 miles north of YigoSat, 30 Jan 2021 01:50:00 +0100.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 that struck about 47.2 miles north northeast of Yigo at about 8:30 am. So far, there were no reports made to Guam 911 dispatch of damages or injuri
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4.6 earthquake recorded northwest of AsanTue, 26 Jan 2021 04:33:00 +0100.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 that struck about 57 miles north northwest of Asan- Maina, Guam, with a depth of 194.8 km, at 9:46 a.m. (ChST). There were no reports made to Guam
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4.6 earthquake recorded Tuesday morningTue, 26 Jan 2021 03:26:00 +0100.

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was recorded in the Marianas Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, with a depth of 121 miles, struck 57 miles north-northwest of Asan-Maina at 9:46 a.m. There were no reports made to
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Light magnitude 4.8 quake hits 96 km southwest of Dededo Village, Guam ... Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:35:00 +0100.

4.8 quake 22 Jan 11:51 pm (GMT +10) A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Dededo Village, Dededo, Guam, was reported only 24 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),