Location of Mariana Islands in the Philippine Sea . An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude on the Richter scale struck the Mariana Islands today. The epicenter was located 1,484 kilometers northeast of Davao , Philippines and 2,703 kilometers northeast of Lahad Datu, Sabah at a depth of 4.7 kilometers. The eathquake struck Mariana at 07:19 a.m. local time (09:19 p.m. GMT Friday). The Northern Marianas emergency management office said that there were no damages reported in the nation. Also the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that there was no Tsunami indication. No tremors were felt in any of the major islands like Saipan nor in Hagåtña , the capital of Guam. An aftershock measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the islands ten hours later but it did not trigger a tsunami.
Location of Mariana Islands in the . An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude on the struck the today. The epicenter was located 1,484 kilometers northeast of , Philippines and 2,703 kilometers northeast of , at a depth of 4.7 kilometers. The eathquake struck Mariana at 07:19 a.m. local time (09:19 p.m. Friday). The emergency management office said that there were no damages reported in the nation. Also the said that there was no Tsunami indication. No tremors were felt in any of the major islands like nor in , the capital of Guam. An aftershock measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the islands ten hours later but it did not trigger a tsunami.
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Philippine Sea
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Richter scale struck the Mariana Islands
struck the
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Davao
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Lahad Datu, Sabah
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GMT
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Northern Marianas
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
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Saipan nor in Hagåtña
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