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Northern Mariana Islands earthquakes in 1986
43 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Northern Mariana Islands in 1986. The largest: M5.4 Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands, Dec 28, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1986 was located in Northern Mariana Islands. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.4Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 439 km deep
- 4.9291 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 200 km deep
- 5.4Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 51 km deep
- 4.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 78 km deep
- 5.3Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 86 km deep
- 4.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 182 km deep
- 5.1169 km W of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 236 km deep
- 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 160 km deep
- 5.1244 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 193 km deep
- 5.2133 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 67 km deep
- 4.7202 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 475 km deep
- 5.0115 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 45 km deep
- 4.3Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 73 km deep
- 4.5Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 447 km deep
- 4.9258 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 56 km deep
- 5.3257 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 48 km deep
- 4.8293 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 399 km deep
- 5.1Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 195 km deep
- 5.1130 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.5124 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.686 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 97 km deep
- 5.1124 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 64 km deep
- 4.2Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 187 km deep
- 4.766 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 82 km deep
- 5.3127 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 56 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 227 km deep
- 4.9207 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 166 km deep
- 5.0138 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.5293 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.5Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 122 km deep
- 5.1212 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 43 km deep
- 4.2Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 143 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 238 km deep
- 4.3Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 110 km deep
- 5.0162 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 5.2222 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 299 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 203 km deep
- 4.687 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.5242 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 475 km deep
- 4.4Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 202 km deep
- 5.4140 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 63 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1986 in Northern Mariana Islands.
- 5.4Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands · 439 km deep
- 5.4Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 51 km deep
- 5.4140 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 63 km deep
- 5.3Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 86 km deep
- 5.3257 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 48 km deep
- 5.3127 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 56 km deep
- 5.2133 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 5.2222 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 299 km deep
- 5.1169 km W of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 236 km deep
- 5.1244 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 193 km deep
- 5.1Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 195 km deep
- 5.1130 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 5.1124 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 64 km deep
- 5.1212 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 43 km deep
- 5.0115 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 45 km deep
- 5.0138 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 5.0162 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 33 km deep
- 4.9291 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 200 km deep
- 4.9258 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 56 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 227 km deep
- 4.9207 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 166 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 238 km deep
- 4.9Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 203 km deep
- 4.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 78 km deep
- 4.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 182 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | 2 | 5.4 | 140 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands |
| February 1986 | 1 | 4.5 | 242 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| March 1986 | 1 | 4.6 | 87 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| April 1986 | 5 | 5.2 | 222 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| May 1986 | 4 | 5.1 | 212 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| June 1986 | 3 | 5.0 | 138 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| July 1986 | 2 | 5.3 | 127 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands |
| August 1986 | 5 | 5.1 | 130 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| September 1986 | 4 | 5.3 | 257 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| October 1986 | 4 | 5.0 | 115 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| November 1986 | 6 | 5.2 | 133 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| December 1986 | 6 | 5.4 | Maug Islands 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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