Earthquake details

Thursday, January 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Thursday, January 4, 1979 at 19:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 262.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.994 and latitude 11.997.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	42.0 km
Coordinates	11.997, 142.994
UTC time	1979-01-04 19:36:47.400

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	262.3 km
Saipan	466.1 km
Jayapura	1637.0 km
Abepura	1645.4 km
Manokwari	1739.0 km
Wamena	1846.6 km
Tandag	1866.2 km
Bislig	1875.0 km
Nabire	1900.0 km
Monkayo	1914.4 km
Compostela	1915.0 km
Bayugan	1920.0 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	357.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	292.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	309.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	333.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	277.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	272.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	301.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	275.6 km

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