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USGS us20006f61

16 Jul 2016, 09:21

151 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 130.4 km depth.

Depth130.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 September 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 151 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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16.577700, 145.839800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20006f61
Coordinates
16.5777, 145.8398
Network
us
Significance
400