Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 20, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday, December 20, 1972 at 07:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 631.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.811 and latitude 20.815.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 20.815, 144.811
UTC time 1972-12-20 07:33:54.870
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-12-20

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