Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 2, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Tuesday, October 2, 1973 at 09:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 280.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.806 and latitude 11.963.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.0 km
Coordinates	11.963, 142.806
UTC time	1973-10-02 09:35:37.600

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	280.5 km
Saipan	482.3 km
Jayapura	1630.2 km
Abepura	1638.5 km
Manokwari	1724.1 km
Wamena	1837.9 km
Tandag	1845.4 km
Bislig	1854.2 km
Nabire	1887.6 km
Monkayo	1893.6 km
Compostela	1894.2 km
Bayugan	1899.1 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	375.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	310.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	327.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	353.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	295.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	291.4 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	319.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	291.8 km

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