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USGS us6000m46a

17 Jan 2024, 13:00

219 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 146.3 km depth.

Depth146.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 219 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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17.187500, 145.929900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000m46a
Coordinates
17.1875, 145.9299
Network
us
Significance
385