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M7.2 earthquake, Northern Mariana Islands, 2007-10-31

MagnitudeM7.2mwb

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Depth207 km

Time (UTC)2007-10-31 03:30

Rank in 200715 / 196among M6+

Rank since 1900976 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands · 18.90, 145.39

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M7.7M7.7

2016 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

1930 M7.2M7.2

1947 M7.2M7.2

2007 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

2023 M6.9M6.9

1962 M6.9M6.9

2013 M6.8M6.8

2024 M6.8M6.8

1954 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2007-10-06	2007-10-06 12:38	20 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.6 2007-01-30	2007-01-30 21:37	20 km	Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.3 2006-02-14	2006-02-14 15:27	40 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.0 2005-11-28	2005-11-28 16:41	11 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.0 2005-08-13	2005-08-13 07:36	49 km	Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.0 2001-06-15	2001-06-15 06:17	33 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.0 2000-05-02	2000-05-02 15:03	55 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.3 1996-07-15	1996-07-15 16:51	176 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.5 1996-06-09	1996-06-09 01:12	149 km	248 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.1 1995-10-20	1995-10-20 19:21	225 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.