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M7.0 earthquake, Northern Mariana Islands, 1942-06-14

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1942-06-14 03:09

Rank in 194211 / 99among M6+

Rank since 19001432 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

233 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 14.63, 147.84

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1990 M7.6M7.6

1940 M7.5M7.5

1949 M7.1M7.1

1913 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

2005 M6.6M6.6

1938 M6.5M6.5

2002 M6.5M6.5

1993 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1941-07-26	1941-07-26 20:11	15 km	42 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M7.5 1940-01-17	1940-01-17 01:14	15 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.5 1938-12-01	1938-12-01 02:12	25 km	258 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.4 1936-10-29	1936-10-29 18:39	70 km	46 km ENE of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.3 1932-03-19	1932-03-19 10:59	15 km	215 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M7.0 1913-05-18	1913-05-18 02:08	15 km	176 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.