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Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits 28km SSW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands -- USGS

Xinhua,November 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted 28 km SSW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands at 17:38:00 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 186.69 km, was initially determined to be at 18.51 degrees north latitude and 145.61 degrees east longitude. Enditem