Image Credit: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP).
5.8 Earthquake Occurs in the Guam Region
USGS via BBSNews 2006-01-03 -- A moderate earthquake occurred at 12:27:58 (UTC) on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. The magnitude 5.8 event has been located in the GUAM REGION. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 81 km (50 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake IN THE GUAM REGION has occurred at:
13.87N 145.27E Depth 81km Tue Jan 3 12:27:58 2006 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Tue Jan 3 12:27:58 2006
Time Near Epicenter Tue Jan 3 22:27:58 2006
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Tue Jan 3 07:27:58 2006
Central Standard Time (CST) Tue Jan 3 06:27:58 2006
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Tue Jan 3 05:27:58 2006
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Tue Jan 3 04:27:58 2006
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Tue Jan 3 03:27:58 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Tue Jan 3 02:27:58 2006
Location with respect to nearby cities:
30 km (20 miles) SSE of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (pop 3,000)
70 km (45 miles) NE of HAGATNA, Guam (pop 40,000)
155 km (95 miles) SSW of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (pop 62,000)
280 km (175 miles) S of Anatahan, Northern Mariana Islands
For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates, please consult: earthquake.usgs.gov/.
Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 216
For the most significant earthquakes, information may also be available from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program home page at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ and the USGS home page at http://www.usgs.gov/.The earthquake information delivered in this breaking news story is preliminary and subject to revision after further review by the relevent authorities.
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