M 5.1 in Guam on 24 Feb 2021 23:37 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 1257359
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 134.53 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.8178 , 144.7992
Event Date: 24 Feb 2021 23:37 UTC
25 Feb 2021 09:37 Local
Exposed Population:
160000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 24 Feb 2021 23:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000ddg5 Scaled population (vector) 5.5  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 18 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

5.1 earthquake recorded NNW of Guam The depth of the earthquake was lo ... Thu, 25 Feb 2021 04:45:00 +0100.

5.1 earthquake recorded about 20 miles north-northwest of Yigo The depth of the earthquake was located about 134.5 km as it hit Guam around 9:37 a.m. near Yigo. Check out this story on guampdn.com: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2021/02
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5.1 earthquake recorded NNW of Guam The depth of the earthquake was lo ... Thu, 25 Feb 2021 02:24:00 +0100.

5.1 earthquake recorded about 20 miles north-northwest of Yigo The depth of the earthquake was located about 134.5 km as it hit Guam around 11:37am near Yigo. Check out this story on guampdn.com: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2021/02/2
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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near Dededo Village, Dededo, GuamThu, 25 Feb 2021 01:16:00 +0100.

We are receiving unverified early reports of seismic activity in or around Mariana Islands and Guam, Northern Mariana Islands at approximately 23:37 GMT. There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this earthquake. We expect more
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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Mariana Islands, Guam, on Wednesday, 24 ... Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:16:00 +0100.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred in the morning on Thursday 25 February 2021 at 9:37 am local time near Dededo Village, Dededo, Guam, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). According to preliminary data, the
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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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),