Earthquake details

Monday, December 9, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, December 9, 1974 at 20:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 313.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.833 and latitude 11.499.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	36.0 km
Coordinates	11.499, 142.833
UTC time	1974-12-09 20:49:47.400

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-12-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	313.1 km
Saipan	520.5 km
Jayapura	1579.5 km
Abepura	1587.9 km
Manokwari	1683.6 km
Wamena	1788.5 km
Tandag	1841.4 km
Nabire	1842.6 km
Bislig	1847.5 km
Sorong	1880.8 km
Monkayo	1885.9 km
Compostela	1886.1 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	405.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	342.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	358.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	377.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	331.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	321.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	352.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	330.2 km

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