Its total land area is only 23.6 hectares, 0.236 square kilometers (0.091 sq mi).

Eauripik is located approximately 108 kilometers (67 mi) southwest of Woleai.

[citation needed] Many islanders usually reside on the mainland Yap as temporary laborers.

The island came under the control of the Empire of Japan after World War I and was subsequently administered under the South Seas Mandate.

Following World War II, the island came under the control of the United States.