Mariana Islands – Instituto Geofisico

Mariana Islands. Today we will Unveiling the mystery of mariana islands, guam, instituto geofisico, 1010 wins, rcga or kcrg. Magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook a small Mariana Islands, sitting 215 miles off the coast of Guam. CNN says Mariana Islands consist of two U.S. territories, Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

According to the Associated Press, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, no tsunami warning issued. “We do not expect any significant tsunami event”, said Charles McCreery Director of the Centre. An earthquake of this magnitude could cause extreme damage, but so far no casualties or damage reported so far.

The following is the detail of the phenomenon Mariana Islands Earthquake :

Magnitude 7.2
Date-Time
Location 12.409°N, 141.487°E
Depth 4.7 km (2.9 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
Distances 375 km (230 miles) WSW of HAGATNA, Guam
445 km (275 miles) WSW of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
485 km (300 miles) NE of Yap, Micronesia
550 km (340 miles) WSW of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.6 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles)
Parameters NST=294, Nph=296, Dmin=389.6 km, Rmss=1.3 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=(unknown type), Version=6
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010zxcf

Detailed information about the Mariana Islands Earthquake, I take away from here.

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