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USGS us70005tty

13 Oct 2019, 07:32

159 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 17.2 km depth.

Depth17.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 159 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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16.526700, 146.369100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70005tty
Coordinates
16.5267, 146.3691
Network
us
Significance
416