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USGS usc000thqq

21 Jan 2015, 06:51

Alamagan region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 79.1 km depth.

Depth79.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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17.996400, 146.562900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000thqq
Coordinates
17.9964, 146.5629
Network
us
Significance
449