Earthquake details

Thursday, July 21, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday, July 21, 1983 at 02:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - MP), about 342.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.548 and latitude 18.278.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 18.278, 145.548
UTC time 1983-07-21 02:51:24.490
Location Saipan
Country Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-21

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