M4.5 earthquake 162 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 162 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Fri, Sep 27, 1985, 10:11 PM GMT+9 (13:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 178 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
- 1985-09-27 13:11:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.236° N, 140.440° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4115 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 14973 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.9178 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia · 14973 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k6s. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.