In Guam there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Due to the special tectonic situation of the country, there are more earthquakes than average.
The strongest earthquake in Guam happened on 08/08/1993 in the region Tuman Bay, Apra Harbor with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale. The earthquake also triggered a tsunami with further victims and destructions.
Date
Region
Tiefe
Magnitude
Deaths
Total damage
04/26/2002
Guam
7 km
7.1
0
10/12/2001
Guam
16 km
7.0
0
08/08/1993
Tuman Bay, Apra Harbor
24 km
7.8
0
11/01/1975
Guam
33 km
6.1
0
These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.