Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 00:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - MP), about 307.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.465 and latitude 17.891.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 110.1 km
Coordinates 17.891, 146.465
UTC time 2008-10-08 00:49:01.770
Location Saipan
Country Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-08

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