M5.5 earthquake 254 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 254 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia on Sun, Jun 15, 1975, 1:42 PM GMT+9 (04:42 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-15 04:42:50 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.894° N, 141.408° 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.
- Stations used
- 154
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bk8 (also filed as iscgem727660). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.