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Earthquakes in Northern Mariana Islands: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Northern Mariana Islands, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events1712
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30 days3
12 months43
LargestM 7.7
avg_depth97.4 km
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Northern Mariana Islands

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index49/100Normal
Current 30 days5
Historical monthly median5.0
Historical percentileP49
M5+ in 30 days0
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendaround the historical range (+0%)
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 7 days1M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 5.0
Last 30 days3M4.5+ 3 · M6+ 0Max M 5.1
Last 365 days43M4.5+ 39 · M6+ 0Max M 5.6
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d3
Monthly reference3.3
Relative activity×0.9
Historical maximumM 7.7

Strongest in 30 days : M 5.1 · 77 km SSW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

Recent earthquakes — Northern Mariana Islands

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

3 events

Seismic activity

Northern Mariana Islands · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

Northern Mariana Islands · 30 days

Country activity: Northern Mariana Islands

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Northern Mariana Islands from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Saipan657 USGS referencesSan Jose Village226 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 5.0187 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2026-10-05 10:52:09 UTCView event →
M 5.177 km SSW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands110.8 km2026-09-16 18:06:40 UTCView event →
M 5.1172 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2026-09-16 08:37:00 UTCView event →
M 4.4Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands218.9 km2026-08-27 19:06:05 UTCView event →
M 4.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands204.7 km2026-08-24 16:25:23 UTCView event →
M 4.676 km SSW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands115.9 km2026-08-22 07:43:51 UTCView event →
M 4.9167 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2026-08-22 05:47:07 UTCView event →
M 4.585 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands213.5 km2026-08-20 21:57:40 UTCView event →
M 4.8159 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2026-08-17 06:55:11 UTCView event →
M 4.3243 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands25.2 km2026-08-11 13:03:03 UTCView event →
M 4.190 km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands69.7 km2026-08-09 17:22:58 UTCView event →
M 3.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands212.2 km2026-08-06 03:52:21 UTCView event →
M 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands321.1 km2026-07-23 12:11:57 UTCView event →
M 4.9193 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2026-07-20 19:14:04 UTCView event →
M 4.6Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2026-07-18 01:30:48 UTCView event →
M 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands67.7 km2026-06-09 16:48:52 UTCView event →
M 4.5297 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands230.2 km2026-05-10 21:08:23 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands341.9 km2026-04-22 22:04:05 UTCView event →
M 5.4Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands212.3 km2026-04-14 03:04:20 UTCView event →
M 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands233.9 km2026-04-12 01:09:42 UTCView event →
M 5.2Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands94.2 km2026-04-02 06:13:44 UTCView event →
M 4.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands319.3 km2026-03-18 06:04:29 UTCView event →
M 4.8Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands167.0 km2026-03-09 06:09:56 UTCView event →
M 4.56 km SE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands122.4 km2026-03-04 10:17:34 UTCView event →
M 5.0Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands199.2 km2026-03-03 14:38:23 UTCView event →
M 4.7169 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2026-02-24 02:48:37 UTCView event →
M 4.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands310.9 km2026-01-28 14:56:28 UTCView event →
M 4.9265 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands226.9 km2026-01-06 03:14:35 UTCView event →
M 4.5278 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands120.3 km2026-01-01 22:13:04 UTCView event →
M 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands208.9 km2025-12-30 03:44:00 UTCView event →
M 4.5217 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-12-25 08:23:06 UTCView event →
M 4.7273 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands153.1 km2025-12-21 22:26:59 UTCView event →
M 4.5155 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-12-21 10:17:41 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands227.3 km2025-12-17 10:30:47 UTCView event →
M 5.690 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands80.0 km2025-12-15 23:06:12 UTCView event →
M 4.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands87.6 km2025-12-04 04:42:55 UTCView event →
M 4.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands201.5 km2025-11-30 16:23:05 UTCView event →
M 4.641 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands120.3 km2025-11-27 12:26:01 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands89.7 km2025-11-27 05:43:40 UTCView event →
M 4.5204 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-11-23 03:32:01 UTCView event →
M 4.580 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands123.4 km2025-11-21 13:46:57 UTCView event →
M 4.553 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands127.3 km2025-11-11 01:53:54 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands174.6 km2025-10-31 06:49:59 UTCView event →
M 4.8166 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-10-06 01:27:31 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands181.4 km2025-09-30 10:24:49 UTCView event →
M 4.9144 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-09-27 13:02:29 UTCView event →
M 4.6155 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-09-27 12:47:03 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands165.2 km2025-09-18 07:41:50 UTCView event →
M 4.5171 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-08-24 11:03:55 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands248.1 km2025-08-23 23:37:27 UTCView event →
M 4.551 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands112.7 km2025-08-21 05:57:08 UTCView event →
M 4.533 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands62.6 km2025-07-28 08:06:07 UTCView event →
M 5.3Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands246.9 km2025-07-25 09:44:33 UTCView event →
M 5.4Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands144.0 km2025-07-24 19:22:39 UTCView event →
M 4.6Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-07-24 14:07:34 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands113.2 km2025-07-11 08:25:42 UTCView event →
M 4.6140 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands22.7 km2025-07-05 18:09:44 UTCView event →
M 4.8118 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands35.0 km2025-07-05 17:58:02 UTCView event →
M 4.8120 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands535.7 km2025-06-25 18:54:44 UTCView event →
M 4.6141 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands37.5 km2025-06-21 17:41:07 UTCView event →
M 5.1268 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands31.7 km2025-06-19 13:07:52 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands35.0 km2025-06-17 05:28:26 UTCView event →
M 4.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands478.3 km2025-06-06 21:37:27 UTCView event →
M 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands278.9 km2025-06-02 06:52:31 UTCView event →
M 4.562 km SE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands82.9 km2025-06-01 12:51:54 UTCView event →
M 4.7276 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands32.2 km2025-05-21 20:11:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands473.5 km2025-05-02 06:00:58 UTCView event →
M 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands57.2 km2025-05-01 06:47:52 UTCView event →
M 5.1Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands279.7 km2025-04-11 03:18:21 UTCView event →
M 5.242 km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-04-07 07:24:02 UTCView event →
M 5.1160 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-04-03 18:42:57 UTCView event →
M 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands176.0 km2025-03-15 05:39:52 UTCView event →
M 4.6166 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2025-03-12 16:53:07 UTCView event →
M 4.7Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands168.5 km2025-03-07 06:33:41 UTCView event →
M 4.7Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands35.0 km2025-03-04 09:47:59 UTCView event →
M 4.9193 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands90.0 km2025-03-01 17:14:34 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands286.6 km2025-02-14 11:20:33 UTCView event →
M 5.3Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands143.9 km2025-01-27 14:51:23 UTCView event →
M 4.7261 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands35.8 km2025-01-26 14:47:58 UTCView event →
M 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands179.2 km2025-01-21 02:10:40 UTCView event →
M 4.831 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands131.7 km2025-01-20 23:26:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands67.8 km2025-01-09 09:51:23 UTCView event →
M 5.3Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands416.1 km2024-12-27 10:43:49 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands222.0 km2024-12-22 12:24:43 UTCView event →
M 4.5231 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands47.4 km2024-12-19 11:54:56 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands92.8 km2024-12-14 05:12:01 UTCView event →
M 4.7189 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands60.4 km2024-12-13 22:45:17 UTCView event →
M 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands284.6 km2024-12-03 20:27:37 UTCView event →
M 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands234.1 km2024-12-03 17:34:47 UTCView event →
M 4.6145 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-12-02 23:06:51 UTCView event →
M 5.1253 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands198.5 km2024-11-30 10:33:40 UTCView event →
M 5.0Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands289.2 km2024-11-20 14:55:42 UTCView event →
M 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands208.9 km2024-11-18 21:42:16 UTCView event →
M 5.1150 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-11-18 02:18:49 UTCView event →
M 4.6180 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-11-13 02:51:17 UTCView event →
M 4.6Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-11-11 13:22:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands8.0 km2024-11-11 10:16:53 UTCView event →
M 4.9Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-11-11 09:25:20 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-11-11 09:16:38 UTCView event →
M 4.783 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands143.3 km2024-11-06 02:12:10 UTCView event →
M 4.5158 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-11-04 22:01:42 UTCView event →
M 4.6251 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands158.4 km2024-10-26 16:32:08 UTCView event →
M 4.554 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands55.2 km2024-10-07 12:17:16 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-10-02 17:58:43 UTCView event →
M 6.3266 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands31.0 km2024-09-16 11:36:34 UTCView event →
M 4.633 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands105.7 km2024-09-16 03:47:41 UTCView event →
M 4.6278 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands130.9 km2024-09-13 12:01:44 UTCView event →
M 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands171.7 km2024-09-11 17:38:16 UTCView event →
M 4.5115 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands64.9 km2024-08-30 04:40:53 UTCView event →
M 4.9156 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-08-25 22:12:24 UTCView event →
M 4.8Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-08-14 02:08:05 UTCView event →
M 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-08-14 01:49:58 UTCView event →
M 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands113.5 km2024-08-11 12:43:22 UTCView event →
M 4.6176 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-08-07 13:03:49 UTCView event →
M 4.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands230.6 km2024-08-05 06:59:10 UTCView event →
M 4.8144 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-07-28 14:25:40 UTCView event →
M 5.1129 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-07-28 14:19:44 UTCView event →
M 4.8Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands103.8 km2024-07-28 13:53:26 UTCView event →
M 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands202.3 km2024-07-19 10:10:18 UTCView event →
M 4.7Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-07-08 02:59:47 UTCView event →
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