M5.4 earthquake 169 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 169 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Thu, Feb 26, 1981, 1:19 AM GMT+9 (16:19 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-25 16:19:03 UTC
- Depth
- 27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.280° N, 140.291° 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 2.4 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 usp0001cdh (also filed as gcmtb022581b, gcmt19810225161903, iscgem631904). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC.