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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Historical Hazards
Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)
Last 50 Years
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Aug 13 2010 00:21 |
6.9 |
10 |
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0 |
GUAM, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |
12.5° N / 141.47° E |
| May 29 2010 00:11 |
4.4 |
10 |
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0 |
ANATAHAN REGION, N. MARIANA ISLANDS |
16.49° N / 145.72° E |
| Sep 28 2007 00:13 |
7.5 |
260 |
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0 |
JAPAN: VOLCANO ISLANDS |
22.01° N / 142.67° E |
| Aug 14 2002 00:13 |
6.5 |
30 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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. |
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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
Nuclear Power Plants
| Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
| None found for the area chosen. |
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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
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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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