Micronesia earthquakes in 1981
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Micronesia in 1981. The largest: M5.5 266 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia, Jul 27, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Micronesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.8200 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia · 44 km deep
- 5.3104 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 55 km deep
- 4.8171 km NE of Fais, Micronesia · 51 km deep
- 5.5266 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia · 55 km deep
- 5.0272 km SE of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.7274 km SE of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.8256 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.8299 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia · 60 km deep
- 5.0175 km E of Kolonia, Micronesia · 25 km deep
- 4.6159 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 93 km deep
- 5.4169 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 27 km deep
- 4.7172 km ESE of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 0 | ||
| February 1981 | 3 | 5.4 | 169 km N of Fais, Micronesia |
| March 1981 | 0 | ||
| April 1981 | 2 | 5.0 | 175 km E of Kolonia, Micronesia |
| May 1981 | 1 | 4.8 | 256 km N of Fais, Micronesia |
| June 1981 | 0 | ||
| July 1981 | 3 | 5.5 | 266 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia |
| August 1981 | 0 | ||
| September 1981 | 1 | 4.8 | 171 km NE of Fais, Micronesia |
| October 1981 | 1 | 5.3 | 104 km N of Fais, Micronesia |
| November 1981 | 1 | 4.8 | 200 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia |
| December 1981 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.