Two more earthquakes occurred near Saipan over the weekend, but there were no reports of damage to property nor did it cause a tsunami warning.<\/p>\n
As of press time, Saipan Tribune was still waiting for a response from the U.S. Geological Survey as to the possible reasons behind the five earthquakes within a week.<\/p>\n
The series of earthquakes that hit the CNMI, Japan, and Taiwan, and the eruption of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines, have sparked fears that a \u201cBig One\u201d is on the way.<\/p>\n
Some scientists, however, downplayed the scenario, saying the activity is normal for the Pacific Ring of Fire.<\/p>\n
The CNMI is located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a horseshoe shaped geological disaster zone that circles the Pacific Ocean basin where tectonic plates (earth\u2019s crust) meet or collide. <\/p>\n
No tsunami warnings or advisories were issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center with the recent five temblors.<\/p>\n
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake happened 81.4 miles southeast of Saipan on Saturday at 7:53am.<\/p>\n
Last Friday, a 5.0 magnitude temblor occurred 93.2 miles east southeast of Saipan at 12:28am.<\/p>\n
Last Wednesday at 1:33am, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred 10.6 miles west-northwest of Agrihan.<\/p>\n
Last Tuesday at 12:48pm, a 5.6 magnitude earthquake jolted 84.5 miles east-southeast of Rota. <\/p>\n
Last Monday, Feb. 12, at 9:14am, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred 86 miles east of Rota. Some residents of Saipan felt the jolt. <\/p>\n
A 6.4 magnitude temblor hit Taiwan\u2019s coastline last Feb. 6, killing 17 people and injuring hundreds.<\/p>\n
Three earthquakes hit Japan since Feb. 11, with the strongest at 4.8 magnitude.<\/p>\n
Last Jan. 24, tens of thousands of people evacuated their homes when Mayon erupted. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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