Earthquake details

Saturday, January 30, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Saturday, January 30, 1937 at 06:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 83.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.274 and latitude 12.898.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	12.898, 145.274
UTC time	1937-01-30 06:24:26.320

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1937-01-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	83.6 km
Saipan	262.8 km
Jayapura	1790.1 km
Abepura	1799.5 km
Manokwari	1969.5 km
Wamena	2016.9 km
Mount Hagen	2091.0 km
Nabire	2107.8 km
Tandag	2126.7 km
Bislig	2138.2 km
Monkayo	2178.3 km
Sorong	2178.7 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	119.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	91.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	92.4 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	75.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	114.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	69.4 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	99.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	133.2 km

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