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Northern Mariana Islands earthquakes in 1985
29 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Northern Mariana Islands in 1985. The largest: M5.8 Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands, Apr 14, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Northern Mariana Islands. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.4Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 5.0Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 202 km deep
- 5.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 78 km deep
- 4.3267 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.8Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 601 km deep
- 4.7152 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 62 km deep
- 4.6275 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 236 km deep
- 5.021 km NW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 145 km deep
- 4.3242 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 513 km deep
- 4.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 170 km deep
- 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 187 km deep
- 4.7Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 110 km deep
- 5.4267 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 195 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 77 km deep
- 4.2206 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 330 km deep
- 4.782 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 78 km deep
- 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 158 km deep
- 4.6232 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 421 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 88 km deep
- 5.3Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 116 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 165 km deep
- 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 460 km deep
- 5.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 212 km deep
- 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 397 km deep
- 5.0132 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 45 km deep
- 5.0Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.8205 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 5.0Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 74 km deep
- 4.4271 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 208 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1985 in Northern Mariana Islands.
- 5.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 212 km deep
- 5.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 78 km deep
- 5.4267 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 195 km deep
- 5.3Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 116 km deep
- 5.0Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 202 km deep
- 5.021 km NW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 145 km deep
- 5.0132 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 45 km deep
- 5.0Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 5.0Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 74 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 77 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 88 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 165 km deep
- 4.8Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 601 km deep
- 4.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 170 km deep
- 4.8205 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.7152 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 62 km deep
- 4.7Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 110 km deep
- 4.782 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 78 km deep
- 4.6275 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 236 km deep
- 4.6232 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 421 km deep
- 4.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 460 km deep
- 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 187 km deep
- 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 158 km deep
- 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 397 km deep
- 4.4Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 0 | ||
| February 1985 | 3 | 5.0 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands |
| March 1985 | 2 | 5.0 | 132 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands |
| April 1985 | 4 | 5.8 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands |
| May 1985 | 8 | 5.4 | 267 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| June 1985 | 3 | 4.8 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands |
| July 1985 | 3 | 5.0 | 21 km NW of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands |
| August 1985 | 1 | 4.7 | 152 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands |
| September 1985 | 2 | 4.8 | Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands |
| October 1985 | 0 | ||
| November 1985 | 2 | 5.7 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands |
| December 1985 | 1 | 4.4 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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