M5.0 earthquake - 175 km NNW of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 175 km NNW of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on 1 Nov 2017, 21:35 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 175 km away in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.