Oceania
Earthquakes in Micronesia
Every earthquake in and around Micronesia since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days1M2.5+
Past year29M2.5+
Magnitude 6+34since 1900
StrongestM 7.01966 · 199 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Micronesia
- 7.0 199 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia Jun 7, 1966
- 6.9 32 km SSE of Fais, Micronesia Jun 18, 1942
- 6.8 281 km S of Colonia, Micronesia Oct 31, 1912
- 6.8 223 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia Apr 12, 1936
- 6.6 294 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia Aug 14, 2010
- 6.6 133 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia Jan 16, 2005
- 6.5 96 km ENE of Fais, Micronesia Mar 15, 1943
- 6.4 160 km SSE of Fais, Micronesia Jul 3, 1950
- 6.4 50 km NW of Fais, Micronesia Dec 8, 2017
- 6.3 45 km NW of Fais, Micronesia Dec 8, 2017
Last 24 months
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The latest
- 4.7 221 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia Oct 4, 2026
- 4.4 197 km N of Fais, Micronesia Sep 23, 2026
- 4.5 178 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia Sep 2, 2026
- 4.6 158 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia Aug 27, 2026
- 4.5 62 km ENE of Colonia, Micronesia Aug 18, 2026
- 5.3 24 km NE of Colonia, Micronesia Aug 17, 2026
- 4.9 30 km NE of Colonia, Micronesia Aug 17, 2026
- 5.4 22 km NE of Colonia, Micronesia Aug 15, 2026
- 4.4 245 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia Jul 31, 2026
- 5.9 244 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia Jul 30, 2026
- 4.6 260 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia Jul 16, 2026
- 5.1 187 km N of Fais, Micronesia Jun 23, 2026
- 4.4 283 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia Jun 20, 2026
- 4.6 293 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia Jun 16, 2026
- 4.6 219 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia Jun 6, 2026