Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 8, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, October 8, 1969 at 06:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 187.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.015 and latitude 12.033.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 12.033, 144.015
UTC time 1969-10-08 06:32:11.440
Location Dededo Village
Country Guam (GU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-10-08

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