Major 7.2 magnitude quake west of Guam
Environment • August 2010 • Views: 532
A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit 232 miles west southwest of the U.S. Pacific island territory of Guam, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday.
The quake occurred in the Mariana Islands region of the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 2.9 miles on Saturday, August 14, at 7:19 a.m. local time (2119 GMT). Earlier USGS had reported the quake at a 7.1 magnitude and a depth of 12.4 miles.