Quake Rocks Seabed Between Micrones, Guam

Quake Rocks Seabed Between Micrones, Guam

Quake Rocks Seabed Between Micrones, Guam Tue Dec 20, 2:07 AM ET



SYDNEY, Australia - A powerful earthquake rocked the seabed Tuesday between the Pacific island groups of Micronesia and Guam, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.


There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not immediately issue any warning that the quake could have generated a tsunami.

The 6.2-magnitude quake, four miles below the seabed, was centered 265 miles northeast of Yap in Micronesia and 270 miles west-southwest of Hagatna, Guam, the agency reported.

There have been a string of quakes in recent weeks in the south Pacific region, including in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. None have caused major damage