Earthquake details

Thursday, May 18, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday, May 18, 1989 at 22:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - MP), about 322.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.009 and latitude 17.852.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 56.0 km
Coordinates 17.852, 147.009
UTC time 1989-05-18 22:00:39.630
Location Saipan
Country Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-18

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