M5.0 earthquake Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands at Mar 3, 9:38 AM ET, 199 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.0 mww |
| Time | 3 Mar 2026, 14:38 UTC |
| Location | 18.902°, 145.664° – Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands |
| Depth | 199.2 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us7000s1pp |
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 | – |
| 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 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Apr 22, 6:04 PM 177 d ago | 342 km | – |
| 4.5 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Dec 17, 5:30 AM 303 d ago | 227 km | – |
| 4.5 | Mariana Islands region | Dec 1, 1:59 AM 320 d ago | 92 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands earthquake?
Magnitude 5.0 (mww), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 199 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 M4.8.
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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.