Earthquake details

Saturday, January 2, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Saturday, January 2, 1965 at 13:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 449.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.616 and latitude 19.246.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 131.6 km
Coordinates 19.246, 145.616
UTC time 1965-01-02 13:44:18.920
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-01-02

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