Earthquake details

Monday, December 18, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, December 18, 2006 at 16:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 115.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.894 and latitude 13.393.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	41.8 km
Coordinates	13.393, 145.894
UTC time	2006-12-18 16:59:39.310

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	115.0 km
Saipan	203.1 km
Jayapura	1862.8 km
Abepura	1872.4 km
Manokwari	2054.9 km
Wamena	2092.7 km
Mount Hagen	2150.8 km
Nabire	2190.1 km
Tandag	2202.5 km
Bislig	2215.8 km
Lae	2242.6 km
Monkayo	2256.6 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	63.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	96.4 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	81.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	23.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	129.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	96.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	96.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	149.8 km

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