east-northeast
noun
east-north·east
ˈēst-nȯrth-ˈēst 
: a compass point that is two points north of due east : N67°30′E
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The earthquake's epicenter was situated approximately 8 miles east-northeast of Ridgecrest and occurred at a depth of 5 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Cold air from the north will collide with incoming rain, creating a mix of winter weather as the system moves east-northeast and temperatures hover near freezing.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2025
The quakes measured at 4.5 and 4.6 magnitude strength and struck 16.15 miles, about 26 km, and 16.7 miles, about 27 km, east-northeast of Hualien City, the USGS map shows.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
The Pleiades jump out at you after evening twilight in the very low east-northeast sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Cold air from the north will collide with incoming rain, creating a mix of winter weather as the system moves east-northeast and temperatures hover near freezing.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2025
The quakes measured at 4.5 and 4.6 magnitude strength and struck 16.15 miles, about 26 km, and 16.7 miles, about 27 km, east-northeast of Hualien City, the USGS map shows.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
The Pleiades jump out at you after evening twilight in the very low east-northeast sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2025
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“East-northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/east-northeast. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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