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M5.3 Earthquake near 43 km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-04-07 07:24:03 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

43 km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

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M5.3 Earthquake near 43 km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-04-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 43 km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-04-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near 43 km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands on April 7, 2025 at 07:24 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
9adb39805075790c1ce5fef7a3b531c6edad8c11
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-07 07:24:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
14.57370, 145.57160

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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
Saipan73.7 kmN48'220

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Esmeralda Bank
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -74 m ·United States
  • NW Rota-1
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -455 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • Ruby
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -174 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N
    Distance: 147 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -4'100 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·United States
  • East Diamante
    Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -127 m ·United States
  • Anatahan
    Distance: 198 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 790 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Francisco Manglona Borja / Tinian International AirportNorthern Mariana Islands · TIQ · PGWT
    47.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Rota International AirportNorthern Mariana Islands · ROP · PGRO
    57.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Saipan International AirportNorthern Mariana Islands · SPN · PGSN
    63.0 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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥418
Earlier events M≥54
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 UTC122.4 km M5.32025-03-01 20:02:03 UTC130.8 kmMariana Islands M5.12025-04-03 18:42:57 UTC147.6 km160 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands M5.02025-01-11 07:51:49 UTC107.8 km29 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam M4.82025-01-20 23:26:07 UTC102.9 km31 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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