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Guam earthquakes in 1968

3 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Guam in 1968. The largest: M5.8 64 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam, Jun 30, 1968.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19671969

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Where every quake of 1968 was located in Guam. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1968

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19680
February 19680
March 196815.7100 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam
April 19680
May 19680
June 196815.864 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam
July 19680
August 196815.5100 km S of Merizo Village, Guam
September 19680
October 19680
November 19680
December 19680

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Guam nowWorldwide in 1968

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.