Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 00:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 208.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.616 and latitude 12.069.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	12.069, 143.616
UTC time	2003-09-23 00:47:14.030

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-09-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	208.9 km
Saipan	419.5 km
Jayapura	1656.9 km
Abepura	1665.6 km
Manokwari	1785.3 km
Wamena	1872.1 km
Tandag	1934.3 km
Nabire	1938.1 km
Bislig	1943.0 km
Monkayo	1982.3 km
Compostela	1982.8 km
Sorong	1985.7 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	300.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	238.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	253.9 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	271.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	229.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	216.5 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	248.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	231.3 km

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