M5.0 earthquake near Saipan, Saipan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 145 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on 18 Aug 2019, 18:55 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 145 km away in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.