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USGS us70005719
22 Aug 2019, 12:02
261 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 519.9 km depth.
Published location
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17.560800, 145.474800
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Event ID
us70005719
Coordinates
17.5608, 145.4748
Network
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Significance
465