Earthquake details

Monday, March 3, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, March 3, 1980 at 00:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 177.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.011 and latitude 12.147.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	12.147, 144.011
UTC time	1980-03-03 00:33:46.400

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	177.1 km
Saipan	389.9 km
Jayapura	1674.3 km
Abepura	1683.2 km
Manokwari	1818.3 km
Wamena	1893.0 km
Nabire	1966.3 km
Tandag	1978.1 km
Bislig	1986.9 km
Mount Hagen	2004.4 km
Sorong	2022.1 km
Monkayo	2026.1 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	263.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	205.4 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	219.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	231.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	201.3 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	182.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	215.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	206.4 km

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