Earthquake details

Friday, January 27, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Friday, January 27, 1989 at 14:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 190.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.762 and latitude 12.165.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	21.6 km
Coordinates	12.165, 143.762
UTC time	1989-01-27 14:29:25.530

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	190.6 km
Saipan	401.9 km
Jayapura	1670.5 km
Abepura	1679.3 km
Manokwari	1803.4 km
Wamena	1886.9 km
Tandag	1951.6 km
Nabire	1955.0 km
Bislig	1960.7 km
Monkayo	2000.0 km
Compostela	2000.7 km
Sorong	2004.4 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	281.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	219.8 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	235.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	252.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	212.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	197.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	229.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	214.7 km

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