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M4.9 Earthquake near 193 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-03-01 17:14:34 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
90.0 km
Source
USGS

193 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

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About this earthquake

On March 1, 2025 at 17:14 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near 193 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. At around 90 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
58411057093b062cf85cdcbb452a42a13d25bb77
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
90.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-01 17:14:34 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
16.92590, 146.13370

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 90 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 90 km
Intermediate
90 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Zealandia Bank
    Distance: 31 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 0 m ·United States
  • Sarigan
    Distance: 45 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 494 m ·United States
  • Guguan
    Distance: 53 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 232 m ·Last eruption: 1883 ·United States
  • South Sarigan Seamount
    Distance: 54 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -184 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • Anatahan
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 790 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States
  • Alamagan
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 744 m ·Last eruption: 870 ·United States

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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