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USGS usp000ha8b

2 Apr 2010, 11:24

259 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 43.8 km depth.

Depth43.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 259 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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17.041000, 147.275000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ha8b
Coordinates
17.041, 147.275
Network
us
Significance
385