Earthquake details

Friday, January 27, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Friday, January 27, 1989 at 14:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 179.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.699 and latitude 12.347.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.4 km
Coordinates	12.347, 143.699
UTC time	1989-01-27 14:44:03.820

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	179.7 km
Saipan	388.7 km
Jayapura	1689.0 km
Abepura	1697.7 km
Manokwari	1815.5 km
Wamena	1904.4 km
Tandag	1947.9 km
Bislig	1958.0 km
Nabire	1969.7 km
Monkayo	1997.8 km
Compostela	1998.6 km
Bayugan	2002.0 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	272.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	209.3 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	225.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	247.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	198.8 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	188.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	219.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	199.9 km

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