Earthquake details

Friday, May 23, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Friday, May 23, 1986 at 03:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 336.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.319 and latitude 11.761.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.761, 142.319
UTC time	1986-05-23 03:00:03.400

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-05-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	336.4 km
Saipan	534.7 km
Jayapura	1601.1 km
Abepura	1609.1 km
Manokwari	1675.8 km
Tandag	1789.6 km
Bislig	1797.8 km
Wamena	1804.2 km
Monkayo	1836.9 km
Compostela	1837.5 km
Bayugan	1843.2 km
Nabire	1844.7 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	432.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	366.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	383.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	410.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	349.3 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	347.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	374.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	344.8 km

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