Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 28, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, January 28, 1931 at 21:24 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 297.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.461 and latitude 10.873.

Magnitude	7.2
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	10.873, 144.461
UTC time	1931-01-28 21:24:11.380

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1931-01-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	297.3 km
Saipan	503.0 km
Jayapura	1548.9 km
Abepura	1558.2 km
Manokwari	1741.1 km
Wamena	1774.8 km
Mount Hagen	1862.6 km
Nabire	1869.7 km
Sorong	1961.3 km
Lae	1978.8 km
Tandag	2011.8 km
Bislig	2013.3 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	360.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	319.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	328.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	315.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	327.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	294.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	329.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	337.9 km

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