Earthquake details

Friday, February 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Friday, February 6, 1987 at 06:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 268.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.273 and latitude 11.647.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.2 km
Coordinates	11.647, 143.273
UTC time	1987-02-06 06:22:22.230

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	268.9 km
Saipan	479.3 km
Jayapura	1603.7 km
Abepura	1612.3 km
Manokwari	1725.3 km
Wamena	1816.7 km
Nabire	1879.1 km
Tandag	1891.0 km
Bislig	1897.6 km
Sorong	1926.0 km
Monkayo	1936.2 km
Compostela	1936.4 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	359.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	298.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	313.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	329.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	289.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	276.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	308.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	290.4 km

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