Strong aftershock hits far off Guam, no threat to land
August 14th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by BNO NewsGUAM (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck south of the Mariana Islands on late Saturday afternoon, seismologists said, but the earthquake posed no threat.
The 6.3-magnitude earthquake at 5.30 p.m. local time (0730 GMT) was centered about 235 miles (375 kilometers) west-southwest of Hagatna, the capital of the U.S. territory of Guam. It struck about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The agency estimated that the earthquake was located too far from land to have been felt on the Mariana Islands, and therefore said damage was unlikely. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center added there was no destructive widespread tsunami threat as a result of the tsunami.
The strong earthquake was an aftershock to a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the area earlier on Saturday. That earthquake was not felt on land, either.
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