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USGS usp0007jbe

9 Jun 1996, 02:12

248 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 6.5 mwc earthquake at 149 km depth.

Depth149 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 248 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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17.444000, 145.458000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007jbe
Coordinates
17.444, 145.458
Network
us
Significance
650