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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

Mariana Islands region earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 23.09.2026 16:01 – ongoing

Earthquakes
4
Largest
M5,0

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
5.0 Mariana Islands region 23.09.2026 16:01 306,0 km
4.2 Mariana Islands region 11.10.2026 08:13 325,1 km
4.3 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION 16.10.2026 06:57 302,0 km
4.3 Mariana Islands region 16.10.2026 06:57 343,1 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))