What the records say
- When
- 8 Aug 1993
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 12.98° N, 144.80° E
- Injuries
- 48
- Damage musd
- 250
- Max water height m
- 2.4
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.8
- Runups
- 50
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1993 Guam earthquake
Earthquake and tsunami near Guam in the Pacific Ocean
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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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page