Strong earthquake rocks State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck State of Yap in Federated States of Micronesia today. According to the reports, there was no tsunami threat.

Preliminary Earthquake Report:

Magnitude 6.1

Date-Time โ€ข 9 Dec 2017 15:14:25 UTC
โ€ข 9 Dec 2017 15:14:25 near epicenter

Location 10.090N 140.208E

Depth 10 km

Distances โ€ข 49.5 km (30.7 mi) NW of Fais, Micronesia
โ€ข 237.5 km (147.3 mi) ENE of Colonia, Micronesia
โ€ข 623.3 km (386.4 mi) SW of Mangilao Village, Guam
โ€ข 624.2 km (387.0 mi) SW of Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village, Guam
โ€ข 631.2 km (391.3 mi) SW of Dededo Village, Guam

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 9.3 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters Nph = 89; Dmin = 637.8 km; Rmss = 1.32 seconds; Gp = 82ยฐ

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