Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 27, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, December 27, 1994 at 17:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 590.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.724 and latitude 20.517.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 20.517, 145.724
UTC time 1994-12-27 17:33:23.630
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-27

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