Earthquake details

Thursday, February 12, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 13:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 191.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.767 and latitude 12.148.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.1 km
Coordinates	12.148, 143.767
UTC time	2009-02-12 13:41:43.450

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	191.8 km
Saipan	403.2 km
Jayapura	1668.8 km
Abepura	1677.6 km
Manokwari	1802.2 km
Wamena	1885.2 km
Tandag	1951.9 km
Nabire	1953.6 km
Bislig	1960.8 km
Monkayo	2000.2 km
Compostela	2000.8 km
Sorong	2003.5 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	220.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	236.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	252.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	213.4 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	198.8 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	230.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	216.2 km

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