October 12, 2001 Earthquake: Guam, US Territories
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Guam, US Territories on October 12, 2001 at 15:02:16 UTC, 37 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- October 12, 2001
- Time
- 15:02:16 UTC
- Place
- Guam, US Territories
- Magnitude
- 7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 37 km (23 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 12.686° N, 144.980° E
- Country
- US Territories
The toll
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person injured, many buildings damaged (VII) and utilities disrupted on Guam. Felt strongly on Saipan.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 2001The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2001Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5609.