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USGS usb000l7us

29 Nov 2013, 01:44

197 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 46 km depth.

Depth46 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 197 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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16.826300, 146.532900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000l7us
Coordinates
16.8263, 146.5329
Network
us
Significance
432