M5.4 earthquake - 236 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
2439 d ago · 11 Feb 2020, 10:37 UTC 236 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
What happened
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 236 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on 11 Feb 2020, 10:37 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Saipan, about 237 km away in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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