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M5.2 Earthquake near Mariana Islands region

UTC time: 2025-03-29 02:11:07 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

Mariana Islands region

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M5.2 Earthquake near Mariana Islands region · 2025-03-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Mariana Islands region · 2025-03-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 29, 2025 at 02:11 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Mariana Islands region. 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
caf0d5291376847b31fbea3ccf453319fd5215e8
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-29 02:11:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
12.54490, 147.86940

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
Yigo Village341.2 kmW20'539

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Esmeralda Bank
    Distance: 390 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -74 m ·United States
  • NW Rota-1
    Distance: 405 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -455 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • Ruby
    Distance: 421 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -174 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States
  • Seamount X
    Distance: 425 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'230 m ·United States
  • Forecast Seamount
    Distance: 438 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'456 m ·United States
  • East Diamante
    Distance: 445 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -127 m ·United States

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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