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M4.6 Earthquake near 37 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-11-27 12:26:01 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
115.5 km
Source
USGS

37 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

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About this earthquake

On November 27, 2025 at 12:26 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 37 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands. At around 116 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
8f4a14ca84134a0808ae52f24a8e0d81208f9a83
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
115.5 km
UTC time
2025-11-27 12:26:01 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
14.63720, 145.71310
Temperature
28.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 115.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 115.5 km
Intermediate
115.5 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

  • Esmeralda Bank
    Distance: 61 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -74 m ·United States
  • NW Rota-1
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -455 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • Ruby
    Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -174 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • East Diamante
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -127 m ·United States
  • Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N
    Distance: 155 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -4'100 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·United States
  • Anatahan
    Distance: 191 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 790 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Francisco Manglona Borja / Tinian International AirportNorthern Mariana Islands · TIQ · PGWT
    41.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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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