Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 26, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Tuesday, February 26, 1974 at 09:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 206.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.646 and latitude 12.069.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.0 km
Coordinates	12.069, 143.646
UTC time	1974-02-26 09:55:18.200

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-02-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	206.8 km
Saipan	417.7 km
Jayapura	1657.5 km
Abepura	1666.2 km
Manokwari	1787.3 km
Wamena	1873.1 km
Tandag	1937.6 km
Nabire	1939.7 km
Bislig	1946.2 km
Monkayo	1985.4 km
Compostela	1986.0 km
Sorong	1988.0 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	297.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	236.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	251.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	268.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	227.7 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	214.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	246.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	229.8 km

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