M4.8 earthquake 200 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 200 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 6:32 PM GMT+9 (09:32 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-07 09:32:19 UTC
- Depth
- 43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.242° N, 138.689° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp0001guw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.