Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, October 30, 1985 at 01:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 162.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.914 and latitude 12.372.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.0 km
Coordinates	12.372, 143.914
UTC time	1985-10-30 01:37:18.350

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	162.3 km
Saipan	373.6 km
Jayapura	1696.5 km
Abepura	1705.3 km
Manokwari	1831.7 km
Wamena	1913.7 km
Tandag	1971.4 km
Bislig	1981.5 km
Nabire	1983.2 km
Monkayo	2021.2 km
Compostela	2022.0 km
Bayugan	2025.6 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	253.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	191.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	207.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	225.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	183.8 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	169.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	201.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	186.9 km

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