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 shook at a depth of 10 km, with its epicenter about 68 km east-northeast of San Vicente.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The quake was reported at 11:47 p.m. some 17 miles east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Fernand is not expected to explode in intensity The system that is most likely to become Tropical Storm Fernand is currently a tropical wave about 100 miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
On Thursday night, Erin had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and was 420 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, moving northeast at 20 mph.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Erin was about 370 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras.
—Allen G. Breed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
As of the latest update, Erin is located about 130 miles east-northeast of Grand Turk Island and is moving to the west-northwest at 12 mph.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
The two planets will be above east-northeast from an hour or two before sunrise, in the constellation Gemini.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The storm is several hundred miles east-northeast of Bermuda but is not expected to cause any dangerous wave action for Bermuda.
—Anna Skinner
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The quake was reported at 11:47 p.m. some 17 miles east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Fernand is not expected to explode in intensity The system that is most likely to become Tropical Storm Fernand is currently a tropical wave about 100 miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
On Thursday night, Erin had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and was 420 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, moving northeast at 20 mph.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Erin was about 370 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras.
—Allen G. Breed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
As of the latest update, Erin is located about 130 miles east-northeast of Grand Turk Island and is moving to the west-northwest at 12 mph.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
The two planets will be above east-northeast from an hour or two before sunrise, in the constellation Gemini.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The storm is several hundred miles east-northeast of Bermuda but is not expected to cause any dangerous wave action for Bermuda.
—Anna Skinner
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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