Earthquake details

Thursday, April 20, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Thursday, April 20, 1989 at 20:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 268.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.942 and latitude 11.974.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.974, 142.942
UTC time	1989-04-20 20:31:00.420

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	268.2 km
Saipan	471.7 km
Jayapura	1633.6 km
Abepura	1642.0 km
Manokwari	1733.6 km
Wamena	1842.7 km
Tandag	1860.2 km
Bislig	1869.0 km
Nabire	1895.2 km
Monkayo	1908.3 km
Compostela	1908.9 km
Bayugan	1914.0 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	363.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	298.0 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	315.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	339.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	283.7 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	278.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	307.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	281.2 km

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