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Historic Earthquake
2002 Usa Territory Earthquake
26 April 2002 · Usa Territory
On 26 April 2002 at 16:06 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Usa Territory, at a depth of 86 km. It occurred on the Mariana Plate, 95 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (mid-ocean ridge).
- Date
- 26 April 2002
- Time
- 16:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 86 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 5
- Plate
- Mariana Plate
- Country
- Usa Territory
- Nearest Volcano
- Seamount X (67 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2001Usa Territory · M 7.0
- 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