Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 06:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - MP), about 385.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.398 and latitude 18.654.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 200.8 km
Coordinates 18.654, 145.398
UTC time 2006-01-03 06:09:11.910
Location Saipan
Country Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-03

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