M4.7 earthquake 110 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 110 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia on Sun, Apr 8, 1984, 10:48 PM GMT+9 (13:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-04-08 13:48:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.715° N, 140.204° 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 1.7 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 usp00023bg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC.