Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 15, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Tuesday, March 15, 1988 at 09:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 251.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.279 and latitude 11.843.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.5 km
Coordinates	11.843, 143.279
UTC time	1988-03-15 09:25:05.690

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	251.9 km
Saipan	460.9 km
Jayapura	1625.3 km
Abepura	1633.8 km
Manokwari	1743.2 km
Wamena	1837.9 km
Tandag	1894.5 km
Nabire	1898.8 km
Bislig	1902.2 km
Monkayo	1941.1 km
Compostela	1941.5 km
Sorong	1942.1 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	344.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	281.4 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	297.4 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	315.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	271.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	260.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	291.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	271.4 km

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