M5.4 earthquake 280 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 280 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Sun, Nov 18, 1984, 4:19 AM GMT+9 (19:19 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-17 19:19:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.288° N, 140.799° 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 2.4 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.6279 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15286 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.7289 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15306 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.2280 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15307 days ago · 45 km deep · 1 km away
- 5.4280 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15307 days ago · 44 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.1285 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15307 days ago · 59 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000295k (also filed as iscgem539329). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.