A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from San Jose Village in Northern Mariana Islands on Monday. The temblor was detected at 07:24:03 / 7:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 145.5716° East, 14.5737° North. Global time and date of event 07/04/25 / 2025-04-07 07:24:03 / April 7, 2025 @ 7:24 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us6000q4hk. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q4hk.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Saipan, San Jose Village. The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Saipan (c. 48 200 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from San Jose Village (c. 15 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Northern Mariana Islands (c. 54 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 43 km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands.
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