Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 65 km northeast of Dededo Village, Northern Mariana Islands early afternoon

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Dededo Village, Dededo, Guam, was reported only 29 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 90.7 km beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 3:01 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Dededo Village (pop. 44,900) located 65 km from the epicenter, Hagåtña (pop. 1,100) 76 km away, Piti Village (pop. 1,700) 82 km away, Talofofo Village (pop. 3,200) 83 km away, Talofofo Village (pop. 3,200) 83 km away, Santa Rita (pop. 7,500) 88 km away, San Antonio de Umatag (pop. 900) 95 km away, and Merizo Village (pop. 2,200) 97 km away.

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Earthquake data:
Data & ora: 8 Jun 3:01 pm (GMT +10) local time (8 Jun 2021 05:01 GMT)
Magnitudine: 4.8
Prof.: 90.7 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 13.84°N / 145.34°E (Philippines Sea, Northern Mariana Islands)
Fonte dati primaria: USGS