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USGS us10006t7y
27 Sept 2016, 17:22
259 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 475.6 km depth.
Published location
Where is 259 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?
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17.557700, 145.619600
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Event ID
us10006t7y
Coordinates
17.5577, 145.6196
Network
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Significance
385