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USGS usp000geue

16 Aug 2008, 22:29

151 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 50.1 km depth.

Depth50.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 151 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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15.830000, 147.019000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000geue
Coordinates
15.83, 147.019
Network
us
Significance
400