Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 7, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mariana Islands region on Wednesday, October 7, 1998 at 06:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan, about 759.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.057 and latitude 21.536.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 300.3 km
Coordinates 21.536, 143.057
UTC time 1998-10-07 06:53:14.910
Location Mariana Islands region
Country Mariana Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-10-07

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