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USGS us2000bvfp

28 Nov 2017, 17:38

Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 189.3 km depth.

Depth189.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands?

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18.502900, 145.653500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000bvfp
Coordinates
18.5029, 145.6535
Network
us
Significance
416