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Latest quakes in or near Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.5 earthquake Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands - Sep 15, 2023 -
Strongest since 2014Mag. 4.9 - 30km E of JP Tinian Town pre-WW2, Northern Mariana Islands - Aug 8, 2017 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 14:11 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Tinian Island in the past 24 hours.
Since 2014, Tinian Island has had 13 quakes of magnitudes above 3 and up to 4.9:
  • 12 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 1 quake between magnitude 3 and 4
Latest: Mag. 4.5 Earthquake Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands -
Strongest: Mag. 4.9 Earthquake - 30km E of JP Tinian Town pre-WW2, Northern Mariana Islands -
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Latest quakes in or near Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
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Sep 15, 2023 05:28 pm (Saipan)
Sep 15, 2023 07:28 GMT
4.5

10.7 km
Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands Info
Saturday, July 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 9, 2023 06:51 am (Saipan)
Jul 8, 2023 20:51 GMT
4.0

106 km
Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands Info
Monday, January 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 9, 2023 09:54 pm (Saipan)
Jan 9, 2023 11:54 GMT
4.6

125 km
29 Km S of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands 2 reportsInfo
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 14, 2022 01:55 pm (Saipan)
Dec 14, 2022 03:55 GMT
4.4

123 km
Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands Info
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 6, 2022 09:48 am (Saipan)
Oct 5, 2022 23:48 GMT
4.8

10.8 km
Near Saipan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 2 reportsInfo
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 9, 2021 11:07 pm (Saipan)
Nov 9, 2021 13:07 GMT
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Near Saipan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (unconfirmed) 6 reportsInfo
Saturday, September 4, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 5, 2021 12:29 am (Saipan)
Sep 4, 2021 14:29 GMT
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Near Saipan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (unconfirmed) 11 reportsInfo
Friday, April 17, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 17, 2020 12:05 pm (Saipan)
Apr 17, 2020 02:05 GMT
4.4

112 km
Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands Info
Monday, October 7, 2019 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 8, 2019 03:48 am (Saipan)
Oct 7, 2019 17:48 GMT
4.4

112 km
Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands Info
Sunday, May 27, 2018 GMT (1 quake)
May 28, 2018 02:43 am (Saipan)
May 27, 2018 16:43 GMT
4.3

110 km
Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands Info
Monday, August 7, 2017 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 8, 2017 12:58 am (GMT +10)
Aug 7, 2017 14:58 GMT
4.9

100 km
- 30km E of JP Tinian Town pre-WW2, Northern Mariana Islands Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.5 x 1012 joules (2.35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2022 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1.3 quakes on average per year in or near Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.83 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 0.9 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 0.9 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
Tinian Island has a high level of seismic activity. Tinian Island has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

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