Earthquake details

Sunday, July 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday, July 24, 1977 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 489.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.717 and latitude 19.495.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 409.0 km
Coordinates 19.495, 144.717
UTC time 1977-07-24 19:55:36.800
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-07-24

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