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Micronesia earthquakes in 1953

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Micronesia in 1953. The largest: M6.0 247 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia, Nov 13, 1953.

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

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Where every quake of 1953 was located in Micronesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1953

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19530
February 19530
March 19530
April 19530
May 19530
June 19530
July 19530
August 19530
September 19530
October 19530
November 195316.0247 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia
December 19530

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

Micronesia nowWorldwide in 1953

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.