Micronesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 226 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 226 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia on Sun, Jan 14, 1979, 10:41 AM GMT+9 (01:41 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1979-01-14 01:41:14 UTC
Depth
49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.687° N, 141.241° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
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Stations used
98

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6212 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia · 17416 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 5.2253 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia · 17437 days ago · 76 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ye5 (also filed as gcmtb011479a, gcmt19790114014114, iscgem671008). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.