Seismic event — 172 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Seismic·● resolved·Tier 3 · sober·34d active

Level6.6/ 10

Signals

MagnitudeM5.1
Other M5.0+ in 24h3

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Monitoring Room, "Seismic event — 172 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands", situation page, level 6.6/10 (Monitoring Room's 0–10 severity score), as of 2026-09-16 08:37 UTC, source: USGS. https://monitoringroom.com/s/seismic-us7000thsx

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