Strong Quake Occurs South Of Mariana Islands
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale occurred south of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean at 5.20am today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
It said the epicentre of the quake was 1,484km northeast of Davao in the Philippines and 2,703km northeast of Lahad Datu in Sabah.
The department said no tsunami warning was issued following the strong quake.
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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.