Guam earthquakes in 1973
23 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Guam in 1973. The largest: M5.5 162 km E of Yigo Village, Guam, Dec 11, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Guam. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.529 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam · 38 km deep
- 5.5162 km E of Yigo Village, Guam · 46 km deep
- 5.125 km NNW of Asan-Maina Village, Guam · 126 km deep
- 4.7256 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam · 23 km deep
- 5.1248 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 47 km deep
- 5.432 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam · 78 km deep
- 4.6242 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam · 33 km deep
- 5.043 km E of Yigo Village, Guam · 51 km deep
- 4.817 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam · 55 km deep
- 4.728 km W of Agat Village, Guam · 148 km deep
- 5.044 km N of Yigo Village, Guam · 127 km deep
- 4.7165 km W of Umatac Village, Guam · 87 km deep
- 4.5132 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 11 km deep
- 4.6162 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 71 km deep
- 4.5164 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 33 km deep
- 4.429 km ENE of Yigo Village, Guam · 106 km deep
- 4.8168 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 23 km deep
- 4.6188 km W of Umatac Village, Guam · 205 km deep
- 4.763 km SE of Yigo Village, Guam · 52 km deep
- 4.639 km NNW of Asan-Maina Village, Guam · 98 km deep
- 5.045 km NNE of Yigo Village, Guam · 118 km deep
- 4.640 km NNW of Asan-Maina Village, Guam · 145 km deep
- 4.7Guam region · 32 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 2 | 4.7 | Guam region |
| February 1973 | 2 | 5.0 | 45 km NNE of Yigo Village, Guam |
| March 1973 | 0 | ||
| April 1973 | 2 | 4.7 | 63 km SE of Yigo Village, Guam |
| May 1973 | 6 | 4.8 | 168 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam |
| June 1973 | 0 | ||
| July 1973 | 2 | 5.0 | 44 km N of Yigo Village, Guam |
| August 1973 | 2 | 5.0 | 43 km E of Yigo Village, Guam |
| September 1973 | 2 | 5.4 | 32 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam |
| October 1973 | 2 | 5.1 | 248 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam |
| November 1973 | 1 | 5.1 | 25 km NNW of Asan-Maina Village, Guam |
| December 1973 | 2 | 5.5 | 162 km E of Yigo Village, Guam |
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.
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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.