Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 9, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, May 9, 1917 at 15:54 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 293.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.408 and latitude 10.913.

Magnitude	7.1
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	10.913, 144.408
UTC time	1917-05-09 15:54:52.130

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1917-05-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	293.7 km
Saipan	500.4 km
Jayapura	1551.7 km
Abepura	1560.9 km
Manokwari	1740.5 km
Wamena	1776.9 km
Mount Hagen	1867.0 km
Nabire	1870.3 km
Sorong	1959.8 km
Lae	1984.1 km
Tandag	2006.4 km
Bislig	2008.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-12 19:43 UTC	358.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	316.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	325.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	313.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	323.3 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	291.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	326.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	333.8 km

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