A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 274 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (170 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 10:59:57 / 10:59 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 08/07/25 / 2025-07-08 10:59:57 / July 8, 2025 @ 10:59 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 147.6306° East, 16.9° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qdhj. Id of event: us7000qdhj.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 274 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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