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USGS us2000bisz

5 Nov 2017, 07:29

142 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 January 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 142 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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15.383300, 147.064900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000bisz
Coordinates
15.3833, 147.0649
Network
us
Significance
385