Micronesia earthquakes in 1986
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Micronesia in 1986. The largest: M5.5 271 km N of Fais, Micronesia, Jul 5, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1986 was located in Micronesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.8282 km NE of Fais, Micronesia · 34 km deep
- 5.0185 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.8State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.1Federated States of Micronesia region · 33 km deep
- 5.0245 km NE of Fais, Micronesia · 94 km deep
- 5.5271 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 38 km deep
- 4.7271 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.1295 km NE of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.1256 km NE of Fais, Micronesia · 50 km deep
- 4.7275 km NE of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.9217 km E of Fais, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 5.2191 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia · 56 km deep
- 5.0164 km N of Fais, Micronesia · 59 km deep
- 4.7130 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.6225 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia · 33 km deep
- 4.599 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia · 45 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | 1 | 4.5 | 99 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia |
| February 1986 | 2 | 4.7 | 130 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia |
| March 1986 | 3 | 5.2 | 191 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia |
| April 1986 | 1 | 4.7 | 275 km NE of Fais, Micronesia |
| May 1986 | 2 | 5.1 | 295 km NE of Fais, Micronesia |
| June 1986 | 1 | 4.7 | 271 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia |
| July 1986 | 1 | 5.5 | 271 km N of Fais, Micronesia |
| August 1986 | 1 | 5.0 | 245 km NE of Fais, Micronesia |
| September 1986 | 2 | 5.1 | Federated States of Micronesia region |
| October 1986 | 1 | 5.0 | 185 km N of Fais, Micronesia |
| November 1986 | 1 | 4.8 | 282 km NE of Fais, Micronesia |
| December 1986 | 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.