Earthquake details

Monday, September 2, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, September 2, 1996 at 20:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 174.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.809 and latitude 12.320.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	12.320, 143.809
UTC time	1996-09-02 20:41:52.920

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	174.0 km
Saipan	384.6 km
Jayapura	1688.5 km
Abepura	1697.2 km
Manokwari	1820.3 km
Wamena	1904.9 km
Tandag	1959.3 km
Bislig	1969.1 km
Nabire	1972.7 km
Monkayo	2008.8 km
Compostela	2009.5 km
Bayugan	2013.3 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	265.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	203.4 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	219.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	238.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	194.7 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	181.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	213.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	196.9 km

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