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USGS iscgem17291480

7 Mar 1962, 11:01

Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 6.9 mw earthquake at 635 km depth.

Depth635 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands?

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19.089000, 145.145000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem17291480

Coordinates

19.089, 145.145

Network

iscgem

Significance

730