Earthquake details

Friday, March 22, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Friday, March 22, 1968 at 09:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 105.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.770 and latitude 13.255.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	13.255, 145.770
UTC time	1968-03-22 09:15:10.980

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-03-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	105.0 km
Saipan	217.9 km
Jayapura	1844.1 km
Abepura	1853.6 km
Manokwari	2034.5 km
Wamena	2073.4 km
Mount Hagen	2134.4 km
Nabire	2169.9 km
Tandag	2186.5 km
Bislig	2199.3 km
Lae	2228.1 km
Monkayo	2239.9 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	73.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	91.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	78.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	22.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	123.8 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	85.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	93.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	144.6 km

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