Earthquake details

Monday, January 16, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, January 16, 1939 at 02:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 94.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.652 and latitude 13.205.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	13.205, 145.652
UTC time	1939-01-16 02:13:45.630

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1939-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	94.7 km
Saipan	223.7 km
Jayapura	1834.8 km
Abepura	1844.3 km
Manokwari	2022.0 km
Wamena	2063.6 km
Mount Hagen	2127.8 km
Nabire	2158.4 km
Tandag	2172.9 km
Bislig	2185.6 km
Lae	2223.4 km
Monkayo	2226.1 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	77.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	84.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	74.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	26.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	115.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	75.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	87.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	136.8 km

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