Earthquake details

Thursday, September 29, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday, September 29, 1960 at 11:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 466.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.888 and latitude 19.316.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 419.5 km
Coordinates 19.316, 144.888
UTC time 1960-09-29 11:18:55.040
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1960-09-29

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