Micronesia earthquakes in 1985
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Micronesia in 1985. The largest: M6.1 234 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia, Nov 8, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Micronesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.6194 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 67 km deep
- 6.1234 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia · 34 km deep
- 4.9178 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.5162 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.0152 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.0145 km NW of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.8157 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 63 km deep
- 5.2150 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.2156 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 6.1157 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia · 24 km deep
- 5.0146 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.2State of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.5137 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.0113 km ENE 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 1985 | 0 | ||
| February 1985 | 0 | ||
| March 1985 | 0 | ||
| April 1985 | 1 | 5.0 | 113 km ENE of Fais, Micronesia |
| May 1985 | 0 | ||
| June 1985 | 0 | ||
| July 1985 | 0 | ||
| August 1985 | 7 | 6.1 | 157 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia |
| September 1985 | 4 | 5.0 | 152 km N of Fais, Micronesia |
| October 1985 | 0 | ||
| November 1985 | 2 | 6.1 | 234 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia |
| December 1985 | 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.