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M3.9 Earthquake near 15 km WNW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-27 02:08:46 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.9
Depth
181.3 km
Source
USGS

15 km WNW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

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About this earthquake

On January 27, 2025 at 02:08 UTC, a magnitude M3.9 earthquake occurred near 15 km WNW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands. At around 181 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
9e27d6938dc9213ef52fbfdb8ef213cef7b7800b
Magnitude
M3.9
Depth
181.3 km
UTC time
2025-01-27 02:08:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
15.00440, 145.48150

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 181.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 181.3 km
Intermediate
181.3 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: 26 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -74 m ·United States
  • Ruby
    Distance: 67 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -174 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • NW Rota-1
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -455 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • East Diamante
    Distance: 105 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -127 m ·United States
  • Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N
    Distance: 114 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -4'100 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·United States
  • Anatahan
    Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 790 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Francisco Manglona Borja / Tinian International AirportNorthern Mariana Islands · TIQ · PGWT
    14.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Saipan International AirportNorthern Mariana Islands · SPN · PGSN
    29.5 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

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