Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at unknown depth2 Nov 20:18 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 20 minutes.2 Nov 20:18: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 2, 2026 19:59:04 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 05:59 am (GMT +10)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.50Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.795°N / 146.6114°ENorthern Mariana IslandsSeismic antipode13.795°S / 33.389°WQuality64 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoWest Tinian (193 km / 120 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 28.1°C (83 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from EEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy1 hour and 8 minutes agoNov 2, 2026 19:59 GMT / Nov 3, 2026 05:59 am (GMT +10)Lat / Lng: 13.795 / 146.6114: 168 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana IslandsSource: USGSOther sources: EMSC: 4.5 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23574781',13.79500,146.61140,'1 hour and 8 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, 168 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrsNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Songsong, a town with 593 inhabitants in the Northern Mariana Islands, in 163 km (101 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Guam, Hagatna, 204 km (127 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry163 km (101 mi)W of epicenterSongsong(pop: 593)II: Very weakRota Northern Mariana Islands169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterSan Jose(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakTinian Municipality Northern Mariana Islands183 km (113 mi)NW of epicenterSaipan(pop: 48,200)II: Very weakSaipan Northern Mariana Islands188 km (117 mi)W of epicenterYigo Village(pop: 20,500)II: Very weakYigo Municipality Guam194 km (121 mi)W of epicenterDededo Village(pop: 44,900)II: Very weakDededo Guam199 km (124 mi)W of epicenterMangilao Village(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakMangilao Guam201 km (125 mi)W of epicenterTamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village(pop: 19,700)II: Very weakTamuning Guam204 km (127 mi)W of epicenterHagatna(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakHagatna Guam210 km (130 mi)W of epicenterInarajan Village(pop: 3,050)II: Very weakInarajan Guam215 km (133 mi)W of epicenterSanta Rita(pop: 7,500)II: Very weakSanta Rita Municipality Guam433 km (269 mi)N of epicenterPatik Camp(pop: 15)I: Not feltAlamagan Island, Northern Islands Northern Mariana Islands490 km (305 mi)N of epicenterPagan Village(pop: 50)I: Not feltPagan Island, Northern Islands Northern Mariana Islands559 km (347 mi)N of epicenterAgrihan Village(pop: 20)I: Not feltAgrihan Island, Northern Islands Northern Mariana Islands622 km (387 mi)S of epicenterFaraulep Village(pop: 221)I: Not feltFaraulep Municipality, State of Yap Micronesia670 km (416 mi)SE of epicenterOnoun(pop: 633)I: Not feltState of Chuuk Micronesia818 km (508 mi)SE of epicenterNomwin Village(pop: 711): Not feltNomwin Municipality, State of Chuuk MicronesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-11-2EpicenterAgency4.510 km6.2 mi(*)±1.9 km19:59:04.529168 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana IslandsEpicenter uncertainty: ± 8.4 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)4.510 km6.2 mi(*)19:59:04.529±1.23sMARIANA ISLANDS REGION0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 18 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Nov 3, 2026 05:59 am (GMT +10)1 hour and 8 minutes ago4.510 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 157 km E of Rota Island, Rota, Northern Mariana IslandsMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 12.7 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.17 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.92 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 12.4 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 18.7 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 18.7 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeLat / Lng: 13.795 / 146.6114: 168 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana IslandsLat / Lng: 13.795 / 146.6114: 168 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands