SAIPAN: An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude struck in the Mariana Islands region on Saturday some 375 kilometres (230 miles) west of the US territory of Guam, US geologists said.However, the Northern Marianas emergency management office said there were no reports of damage in the island nation, which stretches between Hawaii and the Philippines.The quake struck at 7:19 am (2119 GMT Friday), with its epicentre at a depth of just 4.7 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no indication of any tsunami.No tremor was felt in Saipan, the largest island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain, nor in Hagatna, the capital of neighbouring Guam.An aftershock measured at 6.3 magnitude hit the island chain at a depth of nine kilometres some 10 hours later but did not trigger a tsunami warning.
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.