Earthquake details

Monday, September 9, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, September 9, 1991 at 15:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 129.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.008 and latitude 12.678.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.1 km
Coordinates	12.678, 144.008
UTC time	1991-09-09 15:06:30.360

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-09-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	129.8 km
Saipan	339.4 km
Jayapura	1732.0 km
Abepura	1740.8 km
Manokwari	1865.1 km
Wamena	1949.3 km
Tandag	1987.1 km
Bislig	1998.7 km
Nabire	2018.0 km
Monkayo	2039.0 km
Compostela	2040.0 km
Bayugan	2041.6 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	223.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	159.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	176.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	200.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	149.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	139.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	169.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	151.7 km

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