Earthquake details

Sunday, March 6, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Sunday, March 6, 1977 at 11:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 170.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.116 and latitude 12.155.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	50.0 km
Coordinates	12.155, 144.116
UTC time	1977-03-06 11:55:54.900

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	170.8 km
Saipan	383.7 km
Jayapura	1677.8 km
Abepura	1686.7 km
Manokwari	1826.0 km
Wamena	1897.3 km
Nabire	1972.7 km
Tandag	1989.6 km
Bislig	1998.3 km
Mount Hagen	2005.2 km
Sorong	2030.8 km
Monkayo	2037.5 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	255.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	198.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	212.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	222.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	196.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	174.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	208.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	202.3 km

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