Earthquake details

Thursday, July 9, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mariana Islands region on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 20:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan, about 758.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.722 and latitude 21.952.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 21.952, 144.722
UTC time 2009-07-09 20:53:19.470
Location Mariana Islands region
Country Mariana Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-07-09

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