Earthquake details

Thursday, July 20, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 23:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands - MP), about 334.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.287 and latitude 17.834.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 17.834, 147.287
UTC time 2017-07-20 23:32:14.760
Location Saipan
Country Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-07-20

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
347.5 km
M 4.5
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2026-03-04 10:17 UTC
334.8 km
M 4.6
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-27 12:26 UTC
395.6 km
M 4.5
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-21 13:46 UTC
254.1 km
M 4.5
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-11 01:53 UTC
381.7 km
M 4.4
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-11-06 11:21 UTC
376.5 km
M 4.3
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-09-28 23:57 UTC
428.2 km
M 4.5
Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands · 2025-08-21 05:57 UTC
282.7 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.