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M4.8 Earthquake near 31 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-20 23:26:07 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
131.7 km
Source
USGS

31 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near 31 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on January 20, 2025 at 23:26 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 132 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
5dd7f7b207aaf22a6da65706070f10de0c6b3e6e
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
131.7 km
UTC time
2025-01-20 23:26:07 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
15.48970, 145.70510

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 131.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 131.7 km
Intermediate
131.7 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

  • Ruby
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  • Anatahan
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 790 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States
  • South Sarigan Seamount
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -184 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N
    Distance: 129 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -4'100 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Saipan International AirportNorthern Mariana Islands · SPN · PGSN
    41.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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.

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