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USGS us100040q8

24 Nov 2015, 13:21

Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 586.9 km depth.

Depth586.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands?

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18.778700, 145.265900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100040q8
Coordinates
18.7787, 145.2659
Network
us
Significance
554