Earthquake details

Sunday, September 17, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday, September 17, 2000 at 20:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 460.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.563 and latitude 19.186.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 19.186, 144.563
UTC time 2000-09-17 20:54:08.080
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-09-17

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