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USGS usp000g3ng

11 Apr 2008, 06:02

141 km NW of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 141 km NW of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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16.174000, 144.885000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g3ng
Coordinates
16.174, 144.885
Network
us
Significance
465