M5.3 earthquake near Saipan, Saipan

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 136 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on 13 Nov 2019, 02:33 UTC at a depth of 14 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 136 km away in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.