Magnitude 6.8 09/05/2008 21:51 GUAM REGION

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EMSC earthquake notification

Magnitude 6.8 09/05/2008 21:51 GUAM REGION

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has occurred GUAM REGION at:
12.52N 143.24E Depth 80km 09/05/2008 at 21:51:29 (Universal Time)

Earthquake location with respect to nearby cities:
1697 km N Jaya pura (pop 134895, local time 06:51)
198 km SW Tamuning (pop 11254, local time 07:51)
175 km SW Merizo (pop 1731, local time 07:51)

Comments :

Manual location disseminated on 09/05/2008 22:33 (UTC)
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following seismological institutes:
BEO BRA BUC GFZ INGV LJU MSO NEIR ODC WAR
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[HURAKAN]

Islanders woken by 6.6 earthquake

While many island residents planned on sleeping in on this Saturday morning, with others using the weekend to get a jumpstart on doing chores, flea market shopping or running errands, nearly the entire community rushed to dash into doorways after a large earthquake occurred right before 8am. Preliminary data indicates the quake as having registered 6.6 on the Richter Scale.

The U.S. Geological Survey tells KUAM News that the center of the seismic event is estimated to have occurred about 128 miles to the south/southwest of the island's capitol of Hagatna, lasting about 25 seconds. This morning's quake, says geologist Paul Hatorri, is the largest of 2008 and the third such major quake in the last two months.

No damages or injuries have been reported.