SEGM60 PGUM 160422 RRA
EQRGUM

GUZ001-002-003-004-161400

EARTHQUAKE REPORT...PRELIMINARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GUAM
222 PM CHST TUE MAY 16 2017

UPDATED...THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ESTIMATES THAT THE
QUAKE WAS A 5.5 MAGNITUDE ON THE RICHTER SCALE AND WAS CENTERED
ABOUT 67 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. THEIR BULLETIN ALSO STATED THAT
NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

AN EARTHQUAKE WAS FELT BY EVERYONE INSIDE WFO GUAM AT 157 PM CHST...
0357 UTC...THIS AFTERNOON. NO DAMAGE IS EVIDENT. SEVERAL SECONDS OF
MODERATE SHAKING WERE NOTED. THE QUAKE IS JUDGED TO BE A IV ON THE
MODIFIED MERCALLI SCALE.

INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY. OFFICIAL 
INFORMATION...INCLUDING EARTHQUAKE LOCATION AND RICHTER SCALE 
MAGNITUDE...MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER OR 
THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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