M4.9 earthquake 281 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 281 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia on Sun, Oct 24, 1976, 2:03 PM GMT+9 (05:03 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-24 05:03:44 UTC
- Depth
- 144.0 km (89.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.229° N, 141.152° 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
- 55
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 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 usp0000k0t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.