A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Saipan in Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 216.491 km (135 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:01:02 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 11:01:02 / August 12, 2025 @ 11:01 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qu6d. Unique identifier: us7000qu6d. Exact location of event, depth 216.491 km, 145.8343° East, 15.5984° North.
Nearby country/countries, Northern Mariana Islands (c. 54 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Saipan (c. 48 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from San Jose Village (c. 15 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Jose Village, Saipan (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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