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M4.4 Earthquake near 230 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-04 19:22:02 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
193.2 km
Source
USGS

230 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 230 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on January 4, 2025 at 19:22 UTC. At around 193 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
de6e6a0657bbcf266c00b8d79b3c17ebd25737b6
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
193.2 km
UTC time
2025-01-04 19:22:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
17.28800, 145.92660

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 193.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 193.2 km
Intermediate
193.2 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

  • Guguan
    Distance: 10 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 232 m ·Last eruption: 1883 ·United States
  • Alamagan
    Distance: 36 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 744 m ·Last eruption: 870 ·United States
  • Zealandia Bank
    Distance: 46 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 0 m ·United States
  • Sarigan
    Distance: 67 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 494 m ·United States
  • South Sarigan Seamount
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -184 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·United States
  • Pagan
    Distance: 95 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 570 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·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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