January 10, 1985 Earthquake: Kosrae Is, Caroline Is, Micronesia

Name: January 10, 1985 Earthquake: Kosrae Is, Caroline Is, Micronesia
Start: 1985-01-10
Location: Kosrae Is, Caroline Is, Micronesia

January 10, 1985

An earthquake struck Kosrae Is, Caroline Is, Micronesia on January 10, 1985 at 10:13:01 UTC. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: January 10, 1985
Time: 10:13:01 UTC
Place: Kosrae Is, Caroline Is, Micronesia
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 5.145° N, 162.850° E
Country: Micronesia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Note: epicenter approximate, based on ref #14397

Note: this specific earthquake did not generate the tsunami on Kosrae on 08 January 1985; however, ref #14397 speculates it may be “related” to the tsunami.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 11002.