| | |interval of 10 seconds. The fact that they
| | |did no damage has been attributed to the
| | |absence of horizontal movements.
| | |
8 |1892 V 16 21 10 |VIII |Destructive earthquake which severely
| | |damaged the masonry buildings in Agana and
| | |other towns, produced many fissures and
| | |displacements on the coasts and in other
| | |places. The sea retired suddenly, but no
| | |devastating alternations of floods and
| | |ebbs followed. The few aftershocks which
| | |occurred during the two following days
| | |were feeble.
| | |
9 |1902 IX 22 11 15 | IX |Destructive earthquake which wrecked or
| | |damaged very seriously all the buildings
| | |at Agana, Guam. Great fissures opened in
| | |the ground and displacements occurred
| | |which resulted in the destruction of
| | |several bridges. Similar effects are
| | |reported from Saipan Island. Personal
| | |accidents were limited to a few injured.
| | |Aftershocks were very numerous during the
| | |first days after the earthquake.
| | |
10 |1902 XII 24 7 15 | VI |Very strong earthquake lasting over a
| | |minute. At this time the aftershocks of
| | |the earthquake of September 22 were still
| | |continuing.
| | |
11 |1903 II 10 12 39 | VII |Guam. Violent earthquake which damaged to
| | |some extent the government house at Agana.
| | |Two distinct series of shocks were
| | |observed, having a total duration of more
| | |than a minute.
| | |
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