M6.9 earthquake - south of the Mariana Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck south of the Mariana Islands on 30 Sept 2007, 02:08 UTC at a depth of 14 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.