The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) along with the Mariana Regional Fusion Center (MRFC), continue to receive reports of local telephone numbers receiving suspicious calls and messages or reported phishing scams from local, domestic and unusual or unexpected international area codes.

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 that struck 86 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam, with a depth of 29.9 km, at 8:23 p.m. (ChST).

As advised by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, there is no tsunami threat to the Marianas from the earthquake. There were no major damages or injuries reported from the earthquake.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office issued a flood advisory, in effect for all of Guam until 11:45 a.m. Heavy rain over Guam will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have already fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected.

Residents and visitors are advised to take the following precautionary actions:

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD), in conjunction with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), will host the following training opportunities at the GHS/OCD facility in Agana Heights:

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office issued a flood advisory, in effect for southern Guam until 5:30 p.m. this afternoon. Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Between 0.8 and 1.2 inches of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible over the area.

Some locations that will experience flooding include Yona, Talofofo, Inarajan, Merizo, Santa Rita, and Umatac.

Residents and visitors in those areas are advised to take the following precautionary actions:

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office issued a high risk of rip currents, in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan through Wednesday afternoon for east facing reefs of the Marianas. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from the shore into deeper water. If caught in a rip current, do not swim against the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline, face the shore and call or wave for help.  

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD), in conjunction with the Mariana Regional Fusion Center (MRFC), federal and military partners, continue to monitor events surrounding the region including reports of the recent launch of an unidentified projectile out of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) today. 

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fiscal year (FY) 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).