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M7.0 earthquake, Guam, 2001-10-12

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth37 km

Time (UTC)2001-10-12 15:02

Rank in 200114 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001549 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

69 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam · 12.69, 144.98

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1993 M7.8M7.8

1931 M7.2M7.2

1917 M7.1M7.1

2002 M7.1M7.1

1913 M7.0M7.0

1909 M7.0M7.0

1912 M7.0M7.0

2001 M7.0M7.0

2007 M6.9M6.9

2008 M6.8M6.8

2014 M6.7M6.7

1971 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2000-12-19	2000-12-19 13:11	33 km	166 km S of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.2 2000-02-26	2000-02-26 08:11	132 km	30 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.0 1999-12-19	1999-12-19 00:48	51 km	45 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.0 1998-09-22	1998-09-22 01:16	9 km	229 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.0 1998-05-15	1998-05-15 05:58	154 km	71 km N of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.0 1997-05-09	1997-05-09 09:06	29 km	8 km SSE of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.5 1997-04-23	1997-04-23 19:44	101 km	49 km N of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.0 1993-08-16	1993-08-16 04:33	18 km	41 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam
M6.2 1993-08-11	1993-08-11 14:17	22 km	91 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam
M7.8 1993-08-08	1993-08-08 08:34	59 km	32 km S of Inarajan Village, Guam

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.