Earthquake details

Friday, May 9, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Friday, May 9, 1997 at 09:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 38.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.704 and latitude 13.199.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	13.199, 144.704
UTC time	1997-05-09 09:06:37.270

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1997-05-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	38.4 km
Saipan	251.2 km
Jayapura	1805.9 km
Abepura	1815.0 km
Manokwari	1957.0 km
Wamena	2027.6 km
Tandag	2071.8 km
Bislig	2085.4 km
Nabire	2105.3 km
Mount Hagen	2122.0 km
Monkayo	2126.3 km
Bayugan	2126.8 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	128.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	66.3 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	81.5 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	109.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	67.1 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	44.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	76.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	79.5 km

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