Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 7, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday, March 7, 1962 at 11:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 436.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.145 and latitude 19.089.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 635.0 km
Coordinates 19.089, 145.145
UTC time 1962-03-07 11:01:02.520
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1962-03-07

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Saipan
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M 4.1
Maug Islands region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-18 09:01 UTC
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M 4.8
Maug Islands region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-09 06:09 UTC
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Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-03 14:38 UTC
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M 4.4
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-02-28 15:06 UTC
42.4 km
M 4.0
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-02-20 14:36 UTC
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M 4.1
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Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-02-14 20:25 UTC
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