M4.7 earthquake 279 km NE of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 279 km NE of Fais, Micronesia on Fri, Aug 8, 1980, 2:21 AM GMT+9 (17:21 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 279 km NE of Fais, Micronesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-08-07 17:21:33 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.665° N, 142.203° 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
- 28
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 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 usp00019a6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.