Earthquake details

Sunday, January 17, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Sunday, January 17, 1982 at 15:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 347.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.056 and latitude 11.977.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	68.2 km
Coordinates	11.977, 142.056
UTC time	1982-01-17 15:40:54.720

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	347.4 km
Saipan	538.3 km
Jayapura	1622.1 km
Abepura	1629.9 km
Manokwari	1680.4 km
Tandag	1764.9 km
Bislig	1774.6 km
Monkayo	1814.3 km
Compostela	1815.1 km
Bayugan	1818.9 km
Wamena	1822.0 km
Mati	1826.1 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	444.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	376.7 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	394.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	426.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	357.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	360.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	385.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	350.6 km

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