
Yap State
Earthquakes in Yap State
Latest earthquakes in Yap State (Federated States of Micronesia), the strongest recorded, statistics and nearby places.
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Latest eventM 4.510.0 km depth · 11 days ago108 km SSW of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia
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Forecast: Copernicus EFFIS (FWI index)
Very light rain (0.1–1 mm)
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Very heavy rain (25–50 mm)
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
Calm (< 7 km/h, 0–1 Bf)
Light breeze (7–18 km/h, 2–3 Bf)
Moderate breeze (18–36 km/h, 4–5 Bf)
Strong breeze (36–54 km/h, 5–7 Bf)
Gale (54–72 km/h, 7–8 Bf)
Storm (≥ 72 km/h, 9+ Bf)
Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
Recent events in Yap State
- 4.511 days agoM4.5 earthquake near Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia108 km SSW of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia
- 4.742 days agoM4.7 earthquake near Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia223 km NNE of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia
- 4.574 days agoM4.5 earthquake near Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia180 km SSW of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia
- 4.680 days agoM4.6 earthquake near Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia159 km SSW of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia
- 4.589 days agoM4.5 earthquake near Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia63 km ENE of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia
- 5.390 days agoM5.3 earthquake near Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia24 km NE of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Yap State
Yap State has recorded 386 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M6.6 in 1988.
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386 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M6.6.
Recent earthquakes
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Strongest earthquakes on record
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2026 | 15 | M5.9 |
| 2025 | 11 | M5.0 |
| 2024 | 27 | M6.0 |
| 2023 | 13 | M5.2 |
| 2022 | 3 | M5.0 |
| 2021 | 16 | M5.4 |
| 2020 | 14 | M5.3 |
| 2019 | 7 | M5.2 |
| 2018 | 8 | M5.0 |
| 2017 | 26 | M6.4 |
| 2016 | 15 | M6.2 |
| 2015 | 4 | M4.9 |
| 2014 | 19 | M5.2 |
| 2013 | 8 | M5.9 |
| 2012 | 3 | M5.3 |
| 2011 | 6 | M5.8 |
| 2010 | 5 | M5.2 |
| 2009 | 2 | M4.7 |
| 2008 | 12 | M5.4 |
| 2007 | 8 | M5.0 |
| 2006 | 11 | M5.5 |
| 2005 | 18 | M5.7 |
| 2004 | 6 | M5.8 |
| 2003 | 8 | M5.2 |
| 2002 | 9 | M6.3 |
| 2001 | 8 | M4.7 |
| 2000 | 15 | M6.0 |
| 1999 | 14 | M5.7 |
| 1998 | 3 | M4.4 |
| 1997 | 4 | M4.7 |
| 1996 | 4 | M4.4 |
| 1995 | 8 | M5.6 |
| 1994 | 1 | M4.7 |
| 1993 | 6 | M6.3 |
| 1992 | 2 | M4.6 |
| 1991 | 3 | M4.9 |
| 1990 | 3 | M5.6 |
| 1989 | 1 | M4.9 |
| 1988 | 4 | M6.6 |
| 1987 | 2 | M5.0 |
| 1986 | 4 | M5.2 |
| 1985 | 8 | M6.1 |
| 1984 | 6 | M5.6 |
| 1983 | 4 | M6.4 |
| 1982 | 1 | M5.1 |
| 1981 | 3 | M5.3 |
| 1980 | 2 | M4.9 |
| 1979 | 2 | M5.1 |
| 1978 | 1 | M4.5 |
| 1977 | 2 | M5.2 |
| 1976 | 1 | M4.7 |