Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Saturday, December 27, 1986 at 18:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 542.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.334 and latitude 19.893.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 438.7 km
Coordinates 19.893, 144.334
UTC time 1986-12-27 18:19:00.420
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-12-27

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