Earthquake details

Saturday, May 1, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Saturday, May 1, 1965 at 13:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 164.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.849 and latitude 12.402.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.9 km
Coordinates	12.402, 143.849
UTC time	1965-05-01 13:02:49.930

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	164.2 km
Saipan	374.6 km
Jayapura	1698.3 km
Abepura	1707.1 km
Manokwari	1830.2 km
Wamena	1914.9 km
Tandag	1965.0 km
Bislig	1975.3 km
Nabire	1982.8 km
Monkayo	2015.1 km
Compostela	2015.9 km
Bayugan	2019.2 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	256.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	193.7 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	209.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	230.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	184.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	172.4 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	203.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	186.8 km

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