Earthquake details

Sunday, February 27, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday, February 27, 1977 at 18:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - MP), about 385.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.293 and latitude 18.647.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 579.0 km
Coordinates 18.647, 145.293
UTC time 1977-02-27 18:34:08.500
Location Saipan
Country Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-27

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.0
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-25 15:12 UTC
361.3 km
M 4.5
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-04 10:17 UTC
389.2 km
M 4.6
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-27 12:26 UTC
451.8 km
M 4.5
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-21 13:46 UTC
330.6 km
M 4.5
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-11 01:53 UTC
451.7 km
M 4.4
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-06 11:21 UTC
423.7 km
M 4.3
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-09-28 23:57 UTC
480.9 km
M 4.5
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-08-21 05:57 UTC
339.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.