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USGS usp000gw8y

17 Apr 2009, 08:04

118 km W of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 30.9 km depth.

Depth30.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 118 km W of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands?

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14.817000, 144.533000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gw8y
Coordinates
14.817, 144.533
Network
us
Significance
385