Earthquake details

Sunday, August 19, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Sunday, August 19, 1984 at 06:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 198.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.809 and latitude 12.050.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.1 km
Coordinates	12.050, 143.809
UTC time	1984-08-19 06:54:00.220

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	198.0 km
Saipan	410.1 km
Jayapura	1659.1 km
Abepura	1667.9 km
Manokwari	1796.3 km
Wamena	1876.1 km
Nabire	1946.2 km
Tandag	1954.8 km
Bislig	1963.2 km
Mount Hagen	1994.0 km
Sorong	1998.9 km
Monkayo	2002.4 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	286.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	226.8 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	241.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	255.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	220.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	204.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	236.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	224.3 km

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