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USGS us1000346a

22 Aug 2015, 07:25

148 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 37.1 km depth.

Depth37.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 148 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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14.728700, 147.044100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000346a
Coordinates
14.7287, 147.0441
Network
us
Significance
416