Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 12:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - NO), about 433.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.750 and latitude 19.108.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 137.1 km
Coordinates 19.108, 145.750
UTC time 2008-12-02 12:31:43.880
Location Maug Islands region
Country Northern Mariana Islands (NO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-02

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-07-04 22:12 UTC
25.7 km
M 4.4
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-07-02 21:18 UTC
82.8 km
M 4.2
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-06-30 17:33 UTC
27.0 km
M 4.3
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-06-22 05:42 UTC
30.3 km
M 4.1
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-06-14 04:53 UTC
56.8 km
M 4.4
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-06-06 09:24 UTC
35.8 km
M 4.4
Maug Islands region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-05-27 19:51 UTC
90.1 km
M 5.5
Pagan region
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-04-14 03:04 UTC
32.7 km

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