Earthquake M7.7 - Northern Mariana Islands Data Delayed, Why
Mary Greeley News
2016-07-29
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A major earthquake struck near the Northern Mariana Islands this morning, but poses no tsunami threat to Hawaii.
The preliminary 7.7 magnitude quake struck 226 miles north of Saipan at 11:18 a.m. Hawaii time at a depth of 116 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
No desctructive Pacific-wide tsunami was expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
The preliminary 7.7 magnitude quake struck 226 miles north of Saipan at 11:18 a.m. Hawaii time at a depth of 116 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
No desctructive Pacific-wide tsunami was expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
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