A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from San Jose Village in Northern Mariana Islands on Monday. The temblor was reported at 21:28:26 / 9:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/02/25 / 2025-02-17 21:28:26 / February 17, 2025 @ 9:28 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 165.75 km, 145.2219° East, 14.9058° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 165.75 km (103 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000pveq. Event ids that are associated: us6000pveq.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Saipan, San Jose Village (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Saipan (c. 48 200 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from San Jose Village (c. 15 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Northern Mariana Islands (c. 54 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km W of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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