M4.5 earthquake 137 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 137 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Sat, Aug 10, 1985, 11:04 AM GMT+9 (02:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 146 km NNW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-10 02:04:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.006° N, 140.387° 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 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0146 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia · 15018 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 6.1157 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia · 15018 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.2156 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15018 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.2150 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15016 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.3189 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia · 15014 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.8157 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 15013 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.0152 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 14974 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.5162 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 14970 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.4115 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 14968 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.9178 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia · 14968 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hje. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.