Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 25, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, December 25, 1979 at 02:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - MP), about 396.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.253 and latitude 18.738.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	573.0 km
Coordinates	18.738, 145.253
UTC time	1979-12-25 02:23:35.100

Location	Saipan
Country	Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Saipan	396.1 km
Dededo Village	582.8 km
Tateyama	1884.9 km
Minamibōsō	1888.4 km
Kamogawa	1890.7 km
Isumi	1897.1 km
Omaezaki	1897.7 km
Itō	1906.5 km
Miura	1908.5 km
Izu	1911.3 km
Kikugawa	1912.0 km
Sumiyoshi	1912.1 km

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	371.4 km
M 4.5 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-04 10:17 UTC	399.8 km
M 4.6 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-27 12:26 UTC	462.3 km
M 4.5 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-21 13:46 UTC	341.5 km
M 4.5 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-11 01:53 UTC	462.4 km
M 4.4 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-06 11:21 UTC	434.1 km
M 4.3 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-09-28 23:57 UTC	491.3 km
M 4.5 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-08-21 05:57 UTC	350.6 km

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