Earthquake details

Sunday, October 24, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Sunday, October 24, 1971 at 02:21 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 325.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.385 and latitude 11.837.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	11.837, 142.385
UTC time	1971-10-24 02:21:02.310

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1971-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	325.6 km
Saipan	523.6 km
Jayapura	1610.3 km
Abepura	1618.4 km
Manokwari	1686.8 km
Tandag	1798.0 km
Bislig	1806.5 km
Wamena	1814.0 km
Monkayo	1845.8 km
Compostela	1846.4 km
Bayugan	1851.6 km
Nabire	1855.4 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	421.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	355.3 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	372.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	400.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	338.4 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	337.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	364.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	333.8 km

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