Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 7, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mariana Islands region on Wednesday, February 7, 1968 at 00:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan, about 770.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.978 and latitude 21.618.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 330.0 km
Coordinates 21.618, 142.978
UTC time 1968-02-07 00:22:31.780
Location Mariana Islands region
Country Mariana Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-02-07

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