M5.5 earthquake 272 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 272 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Sat, Aug 26, 1967, 9:53 AM GMT+9 (00:53 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 280 km N of Fais, Micronesia. This one was a foreshock.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-08-26 00:53:19 UTC
- Depth
- 17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.220° N, 140.767° E
- Region
- Micronesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6280 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 21579 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
- 6.1273 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 21565 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.9275 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 21565 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem832605. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.