Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 2, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Tuesday, January 2, 1996 at 08:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 252.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.307 and latitude 11.813.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.813, 143.307
UTC time	1996-01-02 08:50:38.980

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	252.4 km
Saipan	461.9 km
Jayapura	1622.5 km
Abepura	1631.1 km
Manokwari	1742.3 km
Wamena	1835.5 km
Tandag	1897.1 km
Nabire	1897.2 km
Bislig	1904.6 km
Sorong	1941.8 km
Monkayo	1943.4 km
Compostela	1943.8 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	344.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	281.8 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	297.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	315.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	271.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	260.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	291.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	272.7 km

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