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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 11.02 N°, 141.29 E°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 23.02 N°, 153.29 E°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
20-May-2012 01:55:45 5.1 -7.1 Mariana Islands region 17.02° N / 147.29° E
19-May-2012 22:03:50 4.8 -47.1 Mariana Islands region 17.01° N / 147.2° E
14-May-2012 06:27:35 4.4 -104.0 Mariana Islands region 21.27° N / 144.58° E
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Pagan United States Ongoing Activity CNMI Emergency Management Office GVP Site Link Wed May 16 09:14:16 HST 2012 18.13° N / 145.8° E
NW Rota-1   Unknown NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory GVP Site Link Wed Apr 22 06:18:54 HST 2009 14.6° N / 144.77° E
Sarigan United States Unknown CNMI Emergency Management Office GVP Site Link Wed Jun 16 07:35:58 HST 2010 16.71° N / 145.78° E
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
11
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Aug 13 2010 00:21 6.9 10 0 GUAM, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 12.5° N / 141.47° E
May 29 2010 00:11 4.4 10 0 ANATAHAN REGION, N. MARIANA ISLANDS 16.49° N / 145.72° E
Sep 28 2007 00:13 7.5 260 0 JAPAN: VOLCANO ISLANDS 22.01° N / 142.67° E
Aug 14 2002 00:13 6.5 30 0 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: SAIPAN 14.1° N / 146.2° E
Apr 26 2002 00:16 7.1 86 7 0 GUAM 13.09° N / 144.62° E
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Nov 24 1914 00:11 8.7 110 0 JAPAN: VOLCANO ISLANDS 22.0° N / 143.0° E
Sep 22 1902 00:01 8.1 33 9 0 GUAM: AGANA 18.0° N / 146.0° E
Dec 09 1909 00:23 8.0 100 8 0 GUAM 12.5° N / 145.0° E
Aug 08 1993 00:08 7.8 59 9 0 GUAM: TUMAN BAY, APRA HARBOR 12.98° N / 144.8° E
Mar 28 2000 00:11 7.6 127 0 JAPAN: VOLCANO ISLANDS 22.34° N / 143.73° E

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
17
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
RUBY SEAMOUNT Oct 11 1995 00:00 1.0 MARIANA ISLANDS 15.62° N / 145.57° E
FARALLON DE PAJAROS Dec 21 1989 00:00 2.0 MARIANA IS-C PAC 21.9° N / 145.9° E
FARALLON DE PAJAROS Dec 02 1985 00:00 0.0 MARIANA IS-C PAC 20.53° N / 144.9° E
PAGAN, MOUNT Dec 15 1981 00:00 3.0 MARIANA IS-C PAC 18.13° N / 145.8° E
ESMERALDA BANK Dec 01 1975 00:00 0.0 MARIANA IS-C PAC 15.0° N / 145.25° E

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Feb 27 2010 00:00 USA TERRITORY SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 0.2 0 15.23° N / 145.73° E
Jan 03 2009 23:12 USA TERRITORY SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 0.1 0 15.23° N / 145.73° E
Aug 08 1993 00:00 USA TERRITORY TALOFOFO RIVER, GUAM 2.4 0 13.33° N / 144.77° E
Apr 05 1990 00:00 USA TERRITORY TALOFOFO RIVER, GUAM 1.8 0 13.33° N / 144.77° E
Dec 15 1971 00:00 USA TERRITORY APRA HARBOR, GUAM 0.1 0 13.43° N / 144.65° E
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Jan 25 1849 00:00 USA TERRITORY AGAT, GUAM 6.1 0 13.38° N / 144.65° E
Aug 08 1993 00:00 USA TERRITORY TALOFOFO RIVER, GUAM 2.4 0 13.33° N / 144.77° E
Apr 05 1990 00:00 USA TERRITORY TALOFOFO RIVER, GUAM 1.8 0 13.33° N / 144.77° E
Nov 04 1952 23:45 USA TERRITORY YLIG BAY, GUAM 1.7 0 13.39° N / 144.75° E
May 22 1960 16:40 USA TERRITORY APRA HARBOR, GUAM 0.2 0 13.43° N / 144.65° E

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude V and below

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
250+

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
232,164 16,420
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
238,106 42,652
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
253,891 17,348
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
258,423 15,824
Countries
Country
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Guam Agana 50,000 to 100,000 Provincial capital 13.47° N / 144.75° E
Northern Mariana Is. Chalan Kanoa Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 15.15° N / 145.74° E

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
ROTA INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00607 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PGRO 14.17° N / 145.24° E
WEST TINIAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00268 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PGWT 15.0° N / 145.62° E
GUAM INTL Active civil airport 00298 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PGUM 13.48° N / 144.8° E
SAIPAN INTL Active civil airport 00215 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PGSN 15.12° N / 145.73° E
ANDERSEN AFB Active military airport 00627 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PGUA 13.58° N / 144.93° E
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 648 0.04
Rural 631 0.04
Not classified 1,701,859 100
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 943 75
Unclassified 197 16
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 35 3
Croplands 27 2
Open Shrublands 21 1.7
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 15 1.2
Grasslands 3 0.3
Urban and Built-Up 4 0.3
Closed Shrublands 2 0.1
Mixed Forests 1 0.07
Woody Savannas 1 0.07
Savannas 1 0.07
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
1 781 126
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  May Jun Jul
low 24.8 25.2 25.0
high 30.7 31.1 30.9
Average Precipitation
  May Jun Jul
mm/day 14.5 17.9 26.8
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
AGANA, GUAM Sun May 20 2012 01:54 89.1F 18.0 ENE Few clouds 2700 ft. Scattered clouds 5000 ft. 13.35° N / 144.8° E
ROTA INTL AIRP Sun May 20 2012 01:52 84.2F 21.0 ENE Few clouds 1800 ft. Broken clouds 10000 ft. 14.18° N / 145.25° E

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