Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 11, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, May 11, 1983 at 07:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 250.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.263 and latitude 11.873.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.7 km
Coordinates	11.873, 143.263
UTC time	1983-05-11 07:41:43.930

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	250.6 km
Saipan	459.2 km
Jayapura	1628.3 km
Abepura	1636.8 km
Manokwari	1744.9 km
Wamena	1840.7 km
Tandag	1893.2 km
Nabire	1900.9 km
Bislig	1901.1 km
Monkayo	1940.1 km
Compostela	1940.6 km
Sorong	1943.3 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	343.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	280.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	296.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	315.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	269.4 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	259.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	289.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	269.5 km

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