Earthquake details

Monday, December 15, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Monday, December 15, 2008 at 18:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 176.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.148 and latitude 12.082.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	6.9 km
Coordinates	12.082, 144.148
UTC time	2008-12-15 18:43:36.300

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	176.6 km
Saipan	389.4 km
Jayapura	1670.7 km
Abepura	1679.6 km
Manokwari	1821.8 km
Wamena	1890.6 km
Nabire	1967.3 km
Tandag	1991.9 km
Mount Hagen	1997.0 km
Bislig	2000.1 km
Sorong	2027.6 km
Monkayo	2039.2 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	259.6 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	203.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	217.1 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	225.0 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	202.5 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	179.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	214.2 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	209.2 km

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