Earthquake details

Thursday, February 23, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Thursday, February 23, 1939 at 10:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 152.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.225 and latitude 13.268.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	13.268, 146.225
UTC time	1939-02-23 10:07:04.850

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1939-02-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	152.6 km
Saipan	222.3 km
Jayapura	1861.3 km
Abepura	1871.0 km
Manokwari	2067.9 km
Wamena	2093.6 km
Mount Hagen	2140.4 km
Nabire	2197.9 km
Lae	2227.0 km
Tandag	2235.3 km
Bislig	2247.7 km
Sorong	2282.1 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	94.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	134.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	119.5 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	61.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	167.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	133.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	134.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	188.2 km

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