Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 14:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 191.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.740 and latitude 12.176.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	12.176, 143.740
UTC time	2008-04-09 14:26:44.600

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	191.2 km
Saipan	402.1 km
Jayapura	1671.2 km
Abepura	1680.0 km
Manokwari	1802.9 km
Wamena	1887.4 km
Tandag	1949.4 km
Nabire	1955.0 km
Bislig	1958.6 km
Monkayo	1998.0 km
Compostela	1998.6 km
Bayugan	2003.3 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	282.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	220.4 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	236.0 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	253.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	212.2 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	198.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	230.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	214.6 km

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