Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday, January 3, 1974 at 03:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 597.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.047 and latitude 20.537.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 139.0 km
Coordinates 20.537, 145.047
UTC time 1974-01-03 03:52:50.400
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-03

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