Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 17, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, June 17, 1969 at 19:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 426.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.477 and latitude 19.033.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 202.6 km
Coordinates 19.033, 145.477
UTC time 1969-06-17 19:26:29.450
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-06-17

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Maug Islands region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-18 09:01 UTC
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Maug Islands region
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M 5.0
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-03 14:38 UTC
24.4 km
M 4.4
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-02-28 15:06 UTC
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