Earthquake details

Sunday, January 14, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Sunday, January 14, 1996 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 154.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.657 and latitude 12.739.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	27.6 km
Coordinates	12.739, 143.657
UTC time	1996-01-14 04:01:30.510

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	154.7 km
Saipan	356.6 km
Jayapura	1730.9 km
Abepura	1739.6 km
Manokwari	1848.1 km
Wamena	1945.0 km
Tandag	1950.7 km
Bislig	1963.1 km
Monkayo	2003.6 km
Compostela	2004.7 km
Bayugan	2005.4 km
Nabire	2006.2 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	251.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	184.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	202.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	233.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	168.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	167.0 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	193.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	166.2 km

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