M5.1 earthquake 285 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 285 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Sat, Oct 27, 1984, 5:10 PM GMT+9 (08:10 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 280 km N of Fais, Micronesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-10-27 08:10:11 UTC
- Depth
- 58.7 km (36.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.329° N, 140.850° 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 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4280 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15307 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.2280 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15306 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.7289 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15306 days ago · 66 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.6279 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15285 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.4280 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15285 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00028jb. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.