7.2 magnitude quake strikes off Mariana
An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude has hit the Mariana Islands region, in the north-western Pacific Ocean, some 375 kilometres west of the US territory of Guam, US geologists say.
The quake struck at 7.19am local time on Saturday (0719 AEST) with its epicentre at a depth of just 4.7 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.
However the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no immediate indication of any tsunami.
No tremor was felt in Saipan, the largest island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain.
Location of Mariana Islands in the .

An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude on the  struck the Mariana Islands today. The epicenter was located 1,484 kilometers northeast of , Philippines and 2,703 kilometers northeast of ,  at a depth of 4.7 kilometers.

The eathquake struck Mariana at 07:19 a.m. local time (09:19 p.m.  Friday). The Northern Marianas emergency management office said that there were no damages reported in the nation. Also the  said that there was no Tsunami indication.

No tremors were felt in any of the major islands like  nor in , the capital of Guam. An aftershock measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the islands ten hours later but it did not trigger a tsunami.