Earthquake details

Friday, June 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Friday, June 17, 1977 at 14:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 426.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.689 and latitude 19.043.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 108.0 km
Coordinates 19.043, 145.689
UTC time 1977-06-17 14:45:09.400
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-06-17

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.4
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Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-06-30 17:33 UTC
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M 4.3
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M 4.1
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Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-06-14 04:53 UTC
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M 4.4
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-06-06 09:24 UTC
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M 4.1
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Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-06-05 12:21 UTC
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Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-05-27 19:51 UTC
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