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M6.8 earthquake, Guam, 2008-05-09

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth76 km

Time (UTC)2008-05-09 21:51

Rank in 200821 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19002445 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

181 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam · 12.52, 143.18

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

1909 M7.0M7.0

1912 M7.0M7.0

2001 M7.0M7.0

2010 M6.9M6.9

2008 M6.8M6.8

1935 M6.7M6.7

2014 M6.7M6.7

2010 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2005-12-20	2005-12-20 05:51	23 km	277 km N of Fais, Micronesia
M6.3 2005-02-02	2005-02-02 02:30	159 km	63 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
M7.1 2002-04-26	2002-04-26 16:06	86 km	20 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam
M7.0 2001-10-12	2001-10-12 15:02	37 km	69 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam
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

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.