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 about 11 miles east-northeast of Thousand Palms and occurred at a depth of 5 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 105 miles east-northeast of the Central Bahamas and 800 miles southwest of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The quake rattled parts of the Andes in both Argentina and nearby Chile, striking about 60 miles east-northeast of Los Andes, Chile, at a depth of 75 miles, according to the USGS map.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Live Science continues by stating that archaeologists calculated the movement of the sun in relation to the mound, which was positioned east-northeast and would align with the sunrise on the day of the summer solstice.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
The advisory also states that the storm is moving east-northeast at 29 mph with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph away from Bermuda.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The quake was recorded at 9:59 p.m. local time on Tuesday with the centre at 19 km east-northeast of Bogo City, Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 105 miles east-northeast of the Central Bahamas and 800 miles southwest of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The quake rattled parts of the Andes in both Argentina and nearby Chile, striking about 60 miles east-northeast of Los Andes, Chile, at a depth of 75 miles, according to the USGS map.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Live Science continues by stating that archaeologists calculated the movement of the sun in relation to the mound, which was positioned east-northeast and would align with the sunrise on the day of the summer solstice.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
The advisory also states that the storm is moving east-northeast at 29 mph with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph away from Bermuda.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The quake was recorded at 9:59 p.m. local time on Tuesday with the centre at 19 km east-northeast of Bogo City, Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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