Earthquake details

Sunday, May 2, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Sunday, May 2, 1971 at 01:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 256.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.264 and latitude 11.799.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	11.799, 143.264
UTC time	1971-05-02 01:36:20.560

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	256.7 km
Saipan	465.9 km
Jayapura	1620.2 km
Abepura	1628.7 km
Manokwari	1738.3 km
Wamena	1832.8 km
Tandag	1892.2 km
Nabire	1893.7 km
Bislig	1899.7 km
Sorong	1937.4 km
Monkayo	1938.5 km
Compostela	1938.9 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	348.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	286.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	302.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	320.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	275.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	264.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	295.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	276.4 km

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