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USGS usp000fse1

12 Nov 2007, 14:36

82 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 143.2 km depth.

Depth143.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 82 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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15.952000, 145.871000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fse1
Coordinates
15.952, 145.871
Network
us
Significance
385