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Guam earthquakes in 1969

2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Guam in 1969. The largest: M5.6 209 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam, Jan 9, 1969.

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

19681970

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Where every quake of 1969 was located in Guam. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1969

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196915.6209 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
February 19690
March 19690
April 19690
May 19690
June 19690
July 19690
August 19690
September 19690
October 196915.5153 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam
November 19690
December 19690

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 1969

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.