Guam earthquakes in 1979
21 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Guam in 1979. The largest: M5.5 119 km E of Yigo Village, Guam, Jan 18, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Guam. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.8120 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam · 33 km deep
- 5.2139 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam · 34 km deep
- 4.569 km NNE of Yigo Village, Guam · 113 km deep
- 4.642 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam · 123 km deep
- 4.610 km SE of Mangilao Village, Guam · 81 km deep
- 4.8193 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 33 km deep
- 4.853 km NNE of Yigo Village, Guam · 133 km deep
- 4.880 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 44 km deep
- 4.6206 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 33 km deep
- 5.084 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam · 36 km deep
- 4.942 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam · 65 km deep
- 4.556 km SE of Yigo Village, Guam · 60 km deep
- 4.335 km E of Yigo Village, Guam · 104 km deep
- 4.917 km WNW of Agat Village, Guam · 136 km deep
- 4.627 km NW of Piti Village, Guam · 135 km deep
- 5.047 km NW of Piti Village, Guam · 147 km deep
- 5.5119 km E of Yigo Village, Guam · 55 km deep
- 5.0127 km E of Yigo Village, Guam · 47 km deep
- 5.2119 km E of Yigo Village, Guam · 61 km deep
- 5.087 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam · 102 km deep
- 5.1229 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam · 42 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 5 | 5.5 | 119 km E of Yigo Village, Guam |
| February 1979 | 2 | 5.0 | 47 km NW of Piti Village, Guam |
| March 1979 | 1 | 4.9 | 17 km WNW of Agat Village, Guam |
| April 1979 | 2 | 4.5 | 56 km SE of Yigo Village, Guam |
| May 1979 | 2 | 5.0 | 84 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam |
| June 1979 | 1 | 4.6 | 206 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam |
| July 1979 | 3 | 4.8 | 193 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam |
| August 1979 | 2 | 4.6 | 42 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam |
| September 1979 | 0 | ||
| October 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | 69 km NNE of Yigo Village, Guam |
| November 1979 | 0 | ||
| December 1979 | 2 | 5.2 | 139 km SSW of Merizo 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.