M5.0 earthquake 272 km SE of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 272 km SE of Fais, Micronesia on Wed, Jul 1, 1981, 5:01 PM GMT+9 (08:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-01 08:01:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.807° N, 142.015° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0001ef3 (also filed as iscgemsup622893). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.