M6.3 earthquake - 272 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 272 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam on 10 Jul 2010, 11:43 UTC at a depth of 13 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Mangilao Village, about 286 km away in Mangilao, Guam.