A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from San Jose Village in Northern Mariana Islands on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rv4q, pt25349001. Unique identifier: us6000rv4q. Exact location of earthquake, 145.8393° East, 14.35° North, depth 99.621 km. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:06:14 / 11:06 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99.621 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/12/25 / 2025-12-15 23:06:14 / December 15, 2025 @ 11:06 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Saipan, San Jose Village (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Saipan (c. 48 200 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from San Jose Village (c. 15 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Northern Mariana Islands (c. 54 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 72 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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