Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 1, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday, February 1, 1956 at 13:41 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 407.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.009 and latitude 18.800.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 370.1 km
Coordinates 18.800, 145.009
UTC time 1956-02-01 13:41:51.520
Location Pagan region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-02-01

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M 4.1
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