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USGS usp000jyfh

16 Jan 2013, 02:38

249 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 107.5 km depth.

Depth107.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 249 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands?

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17.459000, 145.908000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jyfh
Coordinates
17.459, 145.908
Network
us
Significance
432