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M7.8 earthquake, Federated States of Micronesia, 1911-08-16

MagnitudeM7.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1911-08-16 22:41

Rank in 19113 / 42among M6+

Rank since 1900158 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×556approx.

State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia · 7.27, 137.02

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.8M7.8

1912 M7.6M7.6

1912 M6.8M6.8

1936 M6.8M6.8

1988 M6.6M6.6

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.