Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Tuesday, October 26, 1971 at 19:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 303.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.609 and latitude 11.881.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.4 km
Coordinates	11.881, 142.609
UTC time	1971-10-26 19:05:06.210

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	303.1 km
Saipan	503.4 km
Jayapura	1618.2 km
Abepura	1626.4 km
Manokwari	1704.5 km
Tandag	1822.8 km
Wamena	1824.1 km
Bislig	1831.4 km
Nabire	1870.1 km
Monkayo	1870.7 km
Compostela	1871.2 km
Bayugan	1876.5 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	398.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	332.8 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	350.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	376.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	316.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	314.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	341.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	313.1 km

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