Quake with magnitude 6.7 jolts US territory of Guam; no damage immediately reported

2008-05-10 01:46:08 -

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says an undersea earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has shaken Guam.
There were no immediate reports of damage in the U.S. territory Saturday morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu says the quake failed to generate a destructive, widespread tsunami.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at 7:51 a.m. at a depth of 54.4 miles (87.5 kilometers). It was located 125 miles (200 kilometers) west-southwest of Hagatna, Guam, and 250 miles (400 kilometers) southwest of Saipan in the neighboring Northern Mariana Islands.
Guam is west of the international date line, about 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii.