M5.2 earthquake 253 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 253 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia on Tue, Dec 26, 1978, 2:49 PM GMT+9 (05:49 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-26 05:49:42 UTC
- Depth
- 76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.953° N, 141.221° 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
- 118
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000y4j (also filed as gcmtb122678a, gcmt19781226054942, iscgem673060). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.