M5.0 earthquake 164 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 164 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Fri, Mar 14, 1986, 10:49 AM GMT+9 (01:49 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-14 01:49:02 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.240° N, 140.318° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rua. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.