LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands on 20 Oct 2026, 07:09 UTC. The hypocentre was 250 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 250 km
- Latitude
- 18.84°N
- Time
- 07:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.9
intermediate
145.52°E longitude
20 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.9
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 338 tonnes of TNT.
250 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.0.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
20 Oct 2026, 08:58 UTC · 417.5 km deep
20 Oct 2026, 08:39 UTC · 10 km deep
20 Oct 2026, 06:41 UTC · 10 km deep
20 Oct 2026, 06:29 UTC · 10 km deep