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USGS us6000lqf9

24 Nov 2023, 09:05

Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 22.2 km depth.

Depth22.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 November 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands?

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20.131900, 145.519500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lqf9
Coordinates
20.1319, 145.5195
Network
us
Significance
734