Earthquake details

Thursday, December 30, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Thursday, December 30, 1976 at 22:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 259.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.234 and latitude 11.790.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.790, 143.234
UTC time	1976-12-30 22:23:57.900

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	259.6 km
Saipan	468.6 km
Jayapura	1618.6 km
Abepura	1627.1 km
Manokwari	1735.5 km
Wamena	1830.9 km
Tandag	1888.9 km
Nabire	1891.3 km
Bislig	1896.3 km
Sorong	1934.4 km
Monkayo	1935.1 km
Compostela	1935.5 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	351.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	289.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	305.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	323.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	278.7 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	267.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	298.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	279.0 km

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