Earthquake details

Sunday, July 31, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday, July 31, 1983 at 21:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 449.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.423 and latitude 19.234.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 164.0 km
Coordinates 19.234, 145.423
UTC time 1983-07-31 21:05:10.420
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-31

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