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Historic Earthquake
2001 Usa Territory Earthquake
12 October 2001 · Usa Territory
On 12 October 2001 at 15:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Usa Territory, at a depth of 37 km. It occurred on the Mariana Plate, 53 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 12 October 2001
- Time
- 15:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 37 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 1
- Plate
- Mariana Plate
- Country
- Usa Territory
- Nearest Volcano
- Seamount X (121 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2002Usa Territory · M 7.1
- 19931993 Guam Earthquake · M 7.8
- 1909Usa Territory · M 8.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth