Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 62km WSW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 62km WSW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands, on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 03:00:44
Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 511 km depth
19 Nov 17:22 UTC: First to report: USGS after 21 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 03:00:44
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 511.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.4831°N / 145.1854°E
(Northern Mariana Islands)Nearest volcano: Agrigan (63 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
73 km (45 mi) WNW of Pagan Village (Pagan Island) (pop: 50)
369 km (229 mi) N of Saipan (pop: 48,200)
394 km (245 mi) N of San Jose (pop: 15,000)
554 km (344 mi) N of Dededo Village (Guam) (pop: 44,900)
562 km (349 mi) N of Chalan Pago-Ordot Village (Guam) (pop: 6,820)
570 km (354 mi) N of Santa Rita Village (Guam) (pop: 7,500)
581 km (361 mi) N of Inarajan Village (Guam) (pop: 3,050)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.0 | 506 km | Mariana Islands | GFZ |
| M 6.0 | 498 km | PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 6.0 | 511 km | 62km WSW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake 62km WSW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands, Wednesday, November 20, 2013 03:00:44
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (6 quakes):- 08 May 2014 07:34 UTC| M 4.3 |427.2 km (265.4 mi) depth|28 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Mar 2014 05:42 UTC| M 5.4 |208.9 km (129.8 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Feb 2014 17:59 UTC| M 4.6 |239 km (148.5 mi) depth|41 km (26 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 10 Jan 2014 14:54 UTC| M 4.6 |230.1 km (143 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Dec 2013 18:28 UTC| M 4.6 |208.1 km (129.3 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Nov 2013 07:01 UTC| M 4.5 |537 km (333.7 mi) depth|40 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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