M5.0 Earthquake near South of Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-05-27 02:57:34 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

South of Mariana Islands

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About this earthquake

On May 27, 2025 at 02:57 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near South of 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. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

9279470d988e9fdceb6ac8f3736763eac588d933

Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-05-27 02:57:34 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

12.89000, 145.20000

Temperature

28.9°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

Mangilao Village75.6 kmNW15'191

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Seamount X

Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'230 m ·United States
Forecast Seamount

Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'456 m ·United States
NW Rota-1

Distance: 196 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -455 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
Esmeralda Bank

Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -74 m ·United States
Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N

Distance: 290 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -4'100 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·United States
Ruby

Distance: 305 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -174 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Antonio B. Won Pat International AirportGuam · GUM · PGUM
79.2 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 hours0

First 24 hours0

First 72 hours5

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M5.92025-05-28 13:34:15 UTC7.6 km61 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam M5.82025-05-28 13:34:16 UTC28.4 kmSouth of Mariana Islands M6.12025-05-28 13:34:16 UTC28.3 km51 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam M5.82025-05-28 13:34:17 UTC28.2 km51 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam M5.82025-05-28 13:34:17 UTC33.8 kmGUAM REGION M3.82025-06-17 17:56:48 UTC23.6 kmGUAM REGION M5.42025-06-23 19:14:26 UTC112.0 kmGUAM REGION M5.32025-06-23 19:14:27 UTC115.0 kmMariana Islands M5.32025-06-25 18:53:33 UTC64.8 km

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#5

Earlier events M≥422

Earlier events M≥56

Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-03-01 20:02:12 UTC76.9 km M5.52025-01-21 05:47:50 UTC109.9 km33 km WNW of Agat Village, Guam M5.32025-03-01 20:02:03 UTC73.0 kmMariana Islands M5.12025-03-03 15:40:36 UTC115.1 km174 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam M5.02025-05-27 02:57:33 UTC5.9 kmGUAM REGION

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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