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 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.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The epicenter was situated about 7 miles east-northeast of Red Bluff, at a depth of 14 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 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
With maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, the hurricane is moving east-northeast at 30 mph.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 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
The storm is currently 395 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and is moving east-northeast at 21 mph, according to an 8 a.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2025
The first storm, Tropical Storm Humberto, formed Wednesday afternoon a few hundred miles east-northeast of the eastern Caribbean.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The epicenter was situated about 7 miles east-northeast of Red Bluff, at a depth of 14 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 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
With maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, the hurricane is moving east-northeast at 30 mph.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 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
The storm is currently 395 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and is moving east-northeast at 21 mph, according to an 8 a.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2025
The first storm, Tropical Storm Humberto, formed Wednesday afternoon a few hundred miles east-northeast of the eastern Caribbean.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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