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USGS us6000pfvu

27 Dec 2024, 10:43

Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 416.1 km depth.

Depth416.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands?

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19.515600, 144.741400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000pfvu
Coordinates
19.5156, 144.7414
Network
us
Significance
432