Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 28, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at 23:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 204.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.682 and latitude 12.070.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.8 km
Coordinates	12.070, 143.682
UTC time	1998-01-28 23:29:39.420

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-01-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	204.3 km
Saipan	415.5 km
Jayapura	1658.4 km
Abepura	1667.1 km
Manokwari	1789.7 km
Wamena	1874.3 km
Tandag	1941.5 km
Nabire	1941.6 km
Bislig	1950.1 km
Monkayo	1989.3 km
Compostela	1989.8 km
Sorong	1990.8 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	294.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	233.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	248.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	265.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	225.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	211.5 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	243.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	228.0 km

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