M5.0 earthquake - 171 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 171 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on 27 Oct 2017, 17:52 UTC at a depth of 91 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 171 km away in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.