M6.9 earthquake Palau region
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck in the Palau region on Mon, Sep 9, 1935, 3:17 PM GMT+9 (06:17 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.9 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1935-09-09 06:17:35 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.189° N, 141.258° E
- Region
- Palau
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem904507. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.