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USGS us7000ku6k

8 Sept 2023, 11:54

Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 133.8 km depth.

Depth133.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated23 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands?

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19.039200, 145.827700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ku6k
Coordinates
19.0392, 145.8277
Network
us
Significance
416