Earthquake details

Monday, May 3, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, May 3, 1982 at 00:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 228.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.585 and latitude 11.868.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.868, 143.585
UTC time	1982-05-03 00:57:49.220

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	228.6 km
Saipan	440.1 km
Jayapura	1634.3 km
Abepura	1643.0 km
Manokwari	1765.4 km
Wamena	1849.7 km
Nabire	1916.8 km
Tandag	1927.9 km
Bislig	1935.5 km
Sorong	1967.4 km
Monkayo	1974.3 km
Mount Hagen	1974.5 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	318.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	257.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	272.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	287.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	250.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	235.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	267.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	252.8 km

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