August 13, 2010 Earthquake: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, US Territories
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, US Territories on August 13, 2010 at 21:19:33 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
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
- August 13, 2010
- Time
- 21:19:33 UTC
- Place
- Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, US Territories
- Magnitude
- 6.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 12.484° N, 141.476° E
- Country
- US Territories
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
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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 9612.