1993_Guam_earthquake

1993 Guam earthquake

1993 Guam earthquake

1993 earthquake and tsunami centered on the U.S. territory of Guam

The 1993 Guam earthquake occurred on August 8 at 6:34:26 pm local time with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The thrust earthquake generated a non-destructive tsunami.

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Damage and casualties

The earthquake generated a non-destructive tsunami of about 6 in (15 cm), injured as many as 71 people, and inflicted about $250 million in damage on Guam.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
  2. [2]
    "Event: GUAM". ngdc.noaa.gov.
  3. [3]
    Campos, J.; Madariaga, R.; Scholz, C. (1996), "Faulting process of the August 8, 1993, Guam earthquake: A thrust event in an otherwise weakly coupled subduction zone", Journal of Geophysical Research, 101 (B8): 17581–17596, Bibcode:1996JGR...10117581C, doi:10.1029/96JB00654
  4. [4]
    USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
  5. [5]
    Reich, Kenneth (8 August 1993). "8.1 Quake Jolts Guam During Storm; 71 Hurt". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

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