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Historic Earthquake
1990 Usa Territory Earthquake
5 April 1990 · Saipan, Guam · Usa Territory
On 5 April 1990 at 21:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Usa Territory (Saipan, Guam), at a depth of 11 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 60 km from its boundary with the Mariana Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 5 April 1990
- Time
- 21:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 11 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Usa Territory
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth