Earthquake details

Friday, April 24, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Friday, April 24, 1981 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 168.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.242 and latitude 12.122.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	39.6 km
Coordinates	12.122, 144.242
UTC time	1981-04-24 01:29:25.660

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	168.4 km
Saipan	380.9 km
Jayapura	1677.4 km
Abepura	1686.4 km
Manokwari	1831.7 km
Wamena	1898.0 km
Nabire	1976.3 km
Mount Hagen	2001.5 km
Tandag	2002.6 km
Bislig	2011.0 km
Sorong	2038.0 km
Monkayo	2050.1 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	249.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	195.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	207.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	214.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	195.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	170.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	205.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	202.7 km

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