Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 25, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, September 25, 1985 at 13:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 218.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.548 and latitude 12.010.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.4 km
Coordinates	12.010, 143.548
UTC time	1985-09-25 13:47:45.780

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	218.7 km
Saipan	429.0 km
Jayapura	1649.0 km
Abepura	1657.7 km
Manokwari	1775.6 km
Wamena	1863.8 km
Tandag	1926.1 km
Nabire	1928.8 km
Bislig	1934.5 km
Monkayo	1973.6 km
Compostela	1974.2 km
Sorong	1975.8 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	309.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	248.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	263.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	281.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	239.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	226.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	257.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	240.6 km

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