M5.3 earthquake 104 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 104 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Tue, Oct 20, 1981, 7:04 AM GMT+9 (22:04 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-19 22:04:39 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.711° N, 140.541° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 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 usp0001gju (also filed as iscgemsup610204). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.