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{{Short description|1993 earthquake and tsunami centered on the U.S. territory of Guam}}
{{Short description|Earthquake and tsunami near Guam in the Pacific Ocean}}
{{Infobox earthquake
{{Infobox earthquake
| name = 1993 Guam earthquake
| name = 1993 Guam earthquake
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| local-time = 18:34:26
| local-time = 18:34:26
| duration =
| duration =
| magnitude = 7.8 {{M|w|link=y}}<ref name=ISC-GEM/><br>8.0 {{M|s|link=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Event: GUAM|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/5360|website=ngdc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
| magnitude = 7.8 {{M|w|link=y}}<ref name=ISC-GEM/><br>8.0 {{M|s|link=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Event: GUAM|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/5360|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center}}</ref>
| depth = {{convert|59|km|abbr=on}}<ref name=ISC-GEM/>
| depth = {{convert|59|km|abbr=on}}<ref name=ISC-GEM/>
| location = {{coord|13|N|144.75|E|region:GU_type:event|display=inline,title}}<ref name=ISC-GEM/>
| location = {{coord|13|N|144.75|E|region:GU_type:event|display=inline,title}}<ref name=ISC-GEM/>
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| foreshocks =
| foreshocks =
| aftershocks =
| aftershocks =
| casualties = 71 injured <ref name=PAGER-CAT/>
| casualties = 71 injured<ref name=PAGER-CAT/>
}}
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==Damage and casualties==
==Damage and casualties==
The earthquake generated a non-destructive tsunami of about {{convert|6|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}, injured as many as 71 people, and inflicted about $250 million in damage on [[Guam]].<ref name="LATIMES">{{cite web |title=8.1 Quake Jolts Guam During Storm; 71 Hurt |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-09-mn-22018-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last1= Reich |first1= Kenneth |access-date=19 March 2022 |date=8 August 1993 }}</ref>
The earthquake generated a non-destructive tsunami of about {{convert|6|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}, injured as many as 71 people, and inflicted about $250 million in damage on [[Guam]].<ref name="LATIMES">{{cite web |title=8.1 Quake Jolts Guam During Storm; 71 Hurt |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-09-mn-22018-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |last1= Reich |first1= Kenneth |access-date=19 March 2022 |date=8 August 1993 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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<ref name=Campos>{{citation|title=Faulting process of the August 8, 1993, Guam earthquake: A thrust event in an otherwise weakly coupled subduction zone|first1=J.|last1=Campos|first2=R.|last2=Madariaga|first3=C.|last3=Scholz|year=1996|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research|volume=101|issue=B8|pages=17581–17596|doi=10.1029/96JB00654|bibcode=1996JGR...10117581C}}</ref>
<ref name=Campos>{{citation|title=Faulting process of the August 8, 1993, Guam earthquake: A thrust event in an otherwise weakly coupled subduction zone|first1=J.|last1=Campos|first2=R.|last2=Madariaga|first3=C.|last3=Scholz|year=1996|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research|volume=101|issue=B8|pages=17581–17596|doi=10.1029/96JB00654|bibcode=1996JGR...10117581C}}</ref>
<ref name=ISC-GEM>{{citation|title=ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009)|url=http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php|author=ISC|year=2015|publisher=[[International Seismological Centre]]|series=Version 2.0}}</ref>
<ref name=ISC-GEM>{{citation|title=ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009)|url=http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php|author=ISC|year=2015|publisher=[[International Seismological Centre]]|series=Version 2.0}}</ref>
<ref name=PAGER-CAT>{{citation|title=PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/enwiki/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/|author=USGS|date=September 4, 2009|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|series=Version 2008_06.1}}</ref>
<ref name=PAGER-CAT>{{citation|title=PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/enwiki/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/|date=September 4, 2009|publisher=United States Geological Survey|series=Version 2008_06.1}}</ref>
}}
}}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{commons category-inline}}
* {{commons category-inline}}
*[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0005y3k#general_summary M7.8 - Guam region] – [[United States Geological Survey]]
*[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0005y3k#general_summary M7.8 – Guam region] – [[United States Geological Survey]]
*{{EQ-isc-link|212641}}
*{{EQ-isc-link|212641}}


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[[Category:1993 earthquakes]]
[[Category:1993 earthquakes]]
[[Category:1993 in Guam|Earthquake]]
[[Category:1993 in Guam|Earthquake]]
[[Category:Earthquakes in Guam]]
[[Category:Disasters in Guam]]
[[Category:Earthquakes in Oceania]]
[[Category:Tsunamis in Guam]]
[[Category:Tsunamis in Guam]]

Latest revision as of 22:45, 27 October 2024

1993 Guam earthquake
Damage to a structure built on fill along Apra Harbor
1993 Guam earthquake is located in Oceania
1993 Guam earthquake
UTC time1993-08-08 08:34:26
ISC event212641
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateAugust 8, 1993 (1993-08-08)
Local time18:34:26
Magnitude7.8 Mw[1]
8.0 Ms[2]
Depth59 km (37 mi)[1]
Epicenter13°00′N 144°45′E / 13°N 144.75°E / 13; 144.75[1]
TypeThrust[3]
Total damage$250 million[4]
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent)[4]
Tsunami2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)[4]
Casualties71 injured[4]

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.

Damage and casualties

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
  2. ^ "Event: GUAM". National Geophysical Data Center.
  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. ^ a b c d PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009
  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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