5.1 earthquake shakes Marianas

Posted on Mar 05 2009

A strong earthquake shook the Marianas region early yesterday morning. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

The Emergency Management Office said the temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 and hit the region around 6:30am, Thursday, March 5, 2009.

EMO said the quake’s epicenter was located at 16.196 degrees north latitude, 145.744 degrees east longitudes.

“A destructive tsunami was not generated based on earthquake and historical tsunami data,” EMO said. [B][I](Saipan Tribune)[/I][/B]

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