M5.1 earthquake - 151 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 151 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on 16 Jul 2016, 08:21 UTC at a depth of 130 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Saipan, about 151 km away in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.