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USGS usp000g3mn

11 Apr 2008, 02:51

131 km NNW of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 131 km NNW of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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16.258000, 145.178000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g3mn
Coordinates
16.258, 145.178
Network
us
Significance
416