M4.5 earthquake Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands at Dec 17, 5:30 AM ET, 227 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.5 mb |
| Time | 17 Dec 2025, 10:30 UTC |
| Location | 18.656°, 145.511° – Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands |
| Depth | 227.3 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000rvfu |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · PAGER green | Apr 13, 11:04 PM 186 d ago | 212 km | – |
| 5.0 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Mar 3, 9:38 AM 227 d ago | 199 km | – |
| 4.9 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Jul 23, 8:11 AM 85 d ago | 321 km | – |
| 4.9 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Apr 11, 9:09 PM 188 d ago | 234 km | – |
| 4.8 | Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands | Mar 9, 2:09 AM 222 d ago | 167 km | – |
| 4.8 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Jan 28, 9:56 AM 261 d ago | 311 km | – |
| 4.8 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Dec 3, 11:42 PM 317 d ago | 88 km | – |
| 4.7 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Aug 24, 12:25 PM 53 d ago | 205 km | – |
| 4.7 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Mar 18, 2:04 AM 213 d ago | 319 km | – |
| 4.7 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Nov 30, 11:23 AM 320 d ago | 202 km | – |
| 4.6 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Dec 29, 10:44 PM 291 d ago | 209 km | – |
| 4.5 | 297 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | May 10, 5:08 PM 159 d ago | 230 km | 1 report |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands earthquake?
Magnitude 4.5 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 227 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M4.6.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.