Earthquake details

Thursday, October 27, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday, October 27, 1966 at 09:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 538.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.711 and latitude 20.049.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 114.3 km
Coordinates 20.049, 145.711
UTC time 1966-10-27 09:18:15.910
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-27

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