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Historic Earthquake
1912 Micronesia, Fed. States Of Earthquake
29 September 1912 · Caroline Islands · Micronesia, Fed. States Of
On 29 September 1912 at 20:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Micronesia, Fed. States Of (Caroline Islands), at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the Caroline Plate, 110 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (collision zone).
- Date
- 29 September 1912
- Time
- 20:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 50 km
- Plate
- Caroline Plate
- Country
- Micronesia, Fed. States Of
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1911Caroline Islands · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth