List of earthquakes in Guam

Earthquakes in Guam are infrequent but are often accompanied by tsunami. The small island, which is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States, lies at the extreme southern end of the Mariana Islands and at the eastern margin of the Philippine Sea plate.

Date  | Region  | Mag. | MMI | Deaths  | Injuries  | Comments  |

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April 1825 |  |  | VIII |  |  | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972
May 1834 |  |  |  |  |  | Moderate damage | NGDC 1972
1849-01-25 |  | 7.5 | IX |  | Some | Severe damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972
1892-05-16 |  | 7.5 Ms | VIII |  |  | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972
1902-09-22 |  | 8.1 Ms | IX |  | Few | Severe damage | NGDC 1972
1903-02-10 |  |  | VII |  |  | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972
1909-12-09 |  | 8.0 | VIII |  |  | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972
1975-11-01 |  | 6.1 Mb | VII |  |  | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972
1993-08-08 |  | 7.8 Mw | IX |  | 48–71 | $250 million in damage / non-destructive tsunami |
1997-04-23 |  | 6.5 Mw | VII |  | 4 | Some damage | [1]
2001-10-12 |  | 7.0 Mw | VII |  | 1 | Some damage | [2]
2002-04-26 |  | 7.1 Mw | VII |  | 5 | Minor damage | [3]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

## See also

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* Geology of Guam

## References

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1. ^ "M6.5 – Guam region". United States Geological Survey.
2. ^ "M7.0 – Guam region". United States Geological Survey.
3. ^ "M7.1 – Guam region". United States Geological Survey.

Sources

* NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K, archived from the original on September 29, 2006

## Further reading

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* Lander, James & Whiteside, Lowell & Paul, Hattori. (2002). The tsunami history of Guam: 1849–1993. Science of Tsunami Hazards. 20.

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Hagåtña (capital)

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