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Micronesia earthquakes in 1984

21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Micronesia in 1984. The largest: M6.1 State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Jan 20, 1984.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19831985

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Where every quake of 1984 was located in Micronesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1984

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198466.1State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
February 19840
March 198425.1121 km N of Fais, Micronesia
April 198435.0181 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia
May 19840
June 19840
July 198435.6235 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia
August 198415.2258 km NE of Fais, Micronesia
September 19840
October 198445.4280 km N of Fais, Micronesia
November 198425.6279 km N of Fais, Micronesia
December 19840

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Micronesia nowWorldwide in 1984

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.