M5.0 Earthquake near Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-10 22:54:22 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Mariana Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 10, 2025 at 22:54 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Mariana Islands. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-10 22:54:22 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

13.02000, 145.56000

Temperature

27.8°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Yigo Village92.6 kmNW20'539

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Seamount X

Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'230 m ·United States
Forecast Seamount

Distance: 182 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'456 m ·United States
NW Rota-1

Distance: 195 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -455 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
Esmeralda Bank

Distance: 218 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -74 m ·United States
Ruby

Distance: 287 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -174 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N

Distance: 289 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -4'100 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·United States

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Antonio B. Won Pat International AirportGuam · GUM · PGUM
97.4 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours1

First 72 hours3

Strongest subsequent eventM5.1

M5.02025-08-10 22:54:27 UTC14.5 kmGUAM REGION M5.12025-08-13 09:23:45 UTC33.7 km113 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam M4.92025-08-13 09:23:46 UTC29.5 kmMariana Islands M4.12025-09-03 23:09:28 UTC127.1 kmGUAM REGION

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#20

Earlier events M≥440

Earlier events M≥522

Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.12025-08-10 04:56:49 UTC34.1 km117 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam M6.12025-05-28 13:34:16 UTC69.6 km51 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam M6.02025-08-10 04:56:48 UTC8.3 km93 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam M6.02025-03-01 20:02:12 UTC50.4 km M5.92025-08-10 04:56:48 UTC8.4 kmGUAM REGION

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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Country (24h)

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