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	Mag.	MMI	Injuries	Comments
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 M_s	VIII		Moderate damage / tsunami	NGDC 1972
1902-09-22	8.1 M_s	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 M_b	VII		Minimal damage / tsunami	NGDC 1972
1993-08-08	7.8 M_w	IX	48–71	$250 million in damage / non-destructive tsunami
1997-04-23	6.5 M_w	VII	4	Some damage
2001-10-12	7.0 M_w	VII	1	Some damage
2002-04-26	7.1 M_w	VII	5	Minor damage
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.

References

"M6.5 – Guam region". United States Geological Survey.
"M7.0 – Guam region". United States Geological Survey.
"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

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v t e Territory of Guam
Hagåtña (capital)
Topics	Communications Demographics Economy Geography Geology Government History Transportation
Geography	Apra Harbor Bays (Agat, Pago, Piti, Talofofo, Tumon) Beaches Cabras Island Census-designated places Cocos Island and Lagoon Mountains (Lamlam, Jumullong Manglo) Orote Peninsula Two Lovers Point
Villages	Agana Heights Asan‑Maina Barrigada Chalan Pago-Ordot Dededo Hågat Hagåtña Humåtak Inalåhan Mangilao Malesso Mongmong-Toto-Maite Piti Sånta Rita-Sumai Sinajana Talo'fo'fo Tamuning Yigo Yona
History	Earthquakes Typhoons Spanish–Chamorro Wars 1856 smallpox epidemic U.S. capture Japanese capture Japanese occupation 2nd U.S. capture Organic Act Elective Governor Acts Typhoon Karen Guam v. United States
Culture	Chamorro Nation Cuisine (Chalakiles, Estufao, Fina'denne', Guyuria, Kaddon pika, Kalamai, Kelaguen, Latiya, Roskette, Tinaktak) Guam Museum Liberation Day Latte stone Music (Belembaotuyan) National Register of Historic Places listings Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña Schools Underwater diving Cuisine of the Mariana Islands (Shared with the Northern islands)
Bases	Joint Region Marianas Andersen Air Force Base Northwest Field Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz‎ Naval Base Guam Radio Barrigada NCTS Guam Naval Hospital Guam Ordnance Annex
Healthcare	Guam Memorial Hospital Guam Regional Medical City Naval Hospital Guam COVID-19 pandemic

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