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USGS usp000dx89

13 Aug 2005, 08:36

Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 48.6 km depth.

Depth48.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands?

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20.134000, 145.801000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dx89
Coordinates
20.134, 145.801
Network
us
Significance
554