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USGS usc000gw27

14 May 2013, 01:32

Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 6.8 mww earthquake at 602.2 km depth.

Depth602.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands?

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18.728000, 145.288000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000gw27
Coordinates
18.728, 145.288
Network
us
Significance
711