Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 9, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Tuesday, February 9, 1988 at 23:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 168.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.142 and latitude 12.165.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.1 km
Coordinates	12.165, 144.142
UTC time	1988-02-09 23:26:41.460

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-02-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	168.5 km
Saipan	381.4 km
Jayapura	1679.5 km
Abepura	1688.5 km
Manokwari	1828.7 km
Wamena	1899.2 km
Nabire	1975.1 km
Tandag	1992.5 km
Bislig	2001.2 km
Mount Hagen	2006.3 km
Sorong	2033.6 km
Monkayo	2040.5 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	252.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	196.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	209.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	219.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	194.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	172.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	206.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	200.5 km

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