Earthquake details

Monday, March 27, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, March 27, 1989 at 15:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 169.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.161 and latitude 12.147.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.2 km
Coordinates	12.147, 144.161
UTC time	1989-03-27 15:45:44.580

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	169.4 km
Saipan	382.3 km
Jayapura	1678.0 km
Abepura	1687.0 km
Manokwari	1828.4 km
Wamena	1897.9 km
Nabire	1974.3 km
Tandag	1994.3 km
Bislig	2002.9 km
Mount Hagen	2004.3 km
Sorong	2033.7 km
Monkayo	2042.1 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	253.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	196.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	210.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	219.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	195.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	172.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	207.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	201.9 km

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