Earthquake details

Friday, May 31, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Friday, May 31, 1985 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 154.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.280 and latitude 12.246.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	31.9 km
Coordinates	12.246, 144.280
UTC time	1985-05-31 07:24:34.120

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1985-05-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	154.0 km
Saipan	366.7 km
Jayapura	1691.8 km
Abepura	1700.8 km
Manokwari	1845.1 km
Wamena	1912.4 km
Nabire	1990.3 km
Tandag	2008.7 km
Mount Hagen	2015.3 km
Bislig	2017.7 km
Sorong	2050.6 km
Monkayo	2057.0 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	236.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	181.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	194.0 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	202.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	180.7 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	156.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	191.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	188.3 km

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