east-southeast
noun
east-south·east
ˈēst-sau̇th-ˈēst 
: a compass point that is two points south of due east : S67°30′E
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The earthquake's epicenter was situated roughly 7 miles east-southeast of Enterprise and occurred at a depth of 4 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
That quake, with an epicenter 74 miles east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, was shallow and lasted at least three minutes.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The National Hurricane Center said in an Oct. 9 advisory Jerry is located about 355 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph with higher gusts.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The storm was just over 1,000 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands and was moving west.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
That quake, with an epicenter 74 miles east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, was shallow and lasted at least three minutes.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The National Hurricane Center said in an Oct. 9 advisory Jerry is located about 355 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph with higher gusts.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The storm was just over 1,000 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands and was moving west.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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“East-southeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/east-southeast. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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