Sequence · 2007-09-30

M 6.9 · Observed seismic cluster · south of the Mariana Islands

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster17
M6+1
Analysis radius324 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.5
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours8
Within first 7 days15
Observed duration9.8 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.4
0 h9.8 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

36 Felt reports · Shallow

55/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.9south of the Mariana Islands14.0 km2007-09-30 02:08:30 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-09-30 02:36:48 UTCView event →
M 4.7south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-09-30 03:59:22 UTCView event →
M 4.7south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-09-30 04:07:00 UTCView event →
M 4.7south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-09-30 04:45:24 UTCView event →
M 5.3south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-09-30 08:35:08 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of the Mariana Islands24.2 km2007-09-30 15:02:18 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-09-30 17:09:56 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-10-01 09:52:50 UTCView event →
M 5.3south of the Mariana Islands37.9 km2007-10-01 23:16:46 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-10-02 10:38:59 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-10-02 17:14:44 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-10-02 18:46:30 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-10-03 18:00:58 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-10-04 02:05:33 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-10-08 07:50:35 UTCView event →
M 4.7south of the Mariana Islands10.0 km2007-10-09 20:40:03 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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