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USGS us20003p94

25 Sept 2015, 23:58

197 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 197 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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16.992300, 145.896000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20003p94
Coordinates
16.9923, 145.896
Network
us
Significance
416