M4.8 earthquake 299 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 299 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia on Tue, Apr 21, 1981, 8:30 PM GMT+9 (11:30 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-21 11:30:14 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.227° N, 141.667° 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: 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 usp0001d9c. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.