M4.6 earthquake 159 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 159 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Thu, Feb 26, 1981, 3:41 AM GMT+9 (18:41 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-25 18:41:26 UTC
- Depth
- 93.4 km (58.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.198° N, 140.352° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cdn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.