M5.5 earthquake 271 km N of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 271 km N of Fais, Micronesia on Sat, Jul 5, 1986, 11:11 PM GMT+9 (14:11 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-05 14:11:17 UTC
- Depth
- 37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.183° N, 140.933° 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 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vqx (also filed as gcmtb070586b, gcmt19860705141118, iscgem490077). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.