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M5.8 Earthquake near South of Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-05-28 13:34:16 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
41.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Mariana Islands

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M5.8 Earthquake near South of Mariana Islands · 2025-05-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near South of Mariana Islands · 2025-05-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near South of Mariana Islands on May 28, 2025 at 13:34 UTC. With a focal depth of about 41 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 event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
c195b7ff2ddc986b942eb1121852290cc6fcb47b
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
41.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-28 13:34:16 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
12.92000, 144.94000
Temperature
27.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 41 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 41 km
Shallow
41 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 Village60.6 kmN15'191

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Seamount X
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'230 m ·United States
  • Forecast Seamount
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'456 m ·United States
  • NW Rota-1
    Distance: 188 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -455 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • Esmeralda Bank
    Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -74 m ·United States
  • Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N
    Distance: 280 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -4'100 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·United States
  • Ruby
    Distance: 306 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
    64.7 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 hours2
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.82025-05-28 13:34:17 UTC8.1 km51 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam M5.82025-05-28 13:34:17 UTC7.0 kmGUAM REGION M3.82025-06-17 17:56:48 UTC12.1 kmGUAM REGION M5.42025-06-23 19:14:26 UTC97.1 kmGUAM REGION M5.32025-06-23 19:14:27 UTC99.0 kmMariana Islands M5.32025-06-25 18:53:33 UTC93.2 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#3
Earlier events M≥433
Earlier events M≥511
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 UTC92.8 km M5.92025-05-28 13:34:15 UTC22.2 km61 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam M5.52025-01-21 05:47:50 UTC85.7 km33 km WNW of Agat Village, Guam M5.32025-03-01 20:02:03 UTC91.4 kmMariana Islands M5.12025-05-26 06:50:44 UTC147.3 km155 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam

Stats (last 24h)

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