Earthquake details

Saturday, March 23, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Saturday, March 23, 2002 at 03:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 270.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.901 and latitude 11.988.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.2 km
Coordinates	11.988, 142.901
UTC time	2002-03-23 03:06:16.250

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	270.7 km
Saipan	473.4 km
Jayapura	1634.5 km
Abepura	1642.8 km
Manokwari	1732.3 km
Wamena	1843.1 km
Tandag	1856.0 km
Bislig	1864.9 km
Nabire	1894.6 km
Monkayo	1904.3 km
Compostela	1904.9 km
Bayugan	1909.8 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	365.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	300.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	317.7 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	342.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	285.7 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	281.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	309.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	282.9 km

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