M5.0 earthquake 245 km NE of Fais, Micronesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 245 km NE of Fais, Micronesia on Mon, Aug 25, 1986, 4:31 AM GMT+9 (19:31 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-24 19:31:11 UTC
- Depth
- 93.7 km (58.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.204° N, 142.232° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xgq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.