Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, March 4, 1970 at 03:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 182.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.811 and latitude 12.218.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	17.9 km
Coordinates	12.218, 143.811
UTC time	1970-03-04 03:30:35.270

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1970-03-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	182.7 km
Saipan	394.0 km
Jayapura	1677.4 km
Abepura	1686.2 km
Manokwari	1811.3 km
Wamena	1894.1 km
Tandag	1957.8 km
Nabire	1962.8 km
Bislig	1967.1 km
Monkayo	2006.5 km
Compostela	2007.2 km
Bayugan	2011.7 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	273.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	211.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	227.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	244.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	204.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	189.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	221.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	207.1 km

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