Earthquake details

Sunday, January 1, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 00:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 223.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.487 and latitude 12.008.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	12.008, 143.487
UTC time	2012-01-01 00:30:08.770

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	223.1 km
Saipan	432.9 km
Jayapura	1647.5 km
Abepura	1656.1 km
Manokwari	1771.4 km
Wamena	1861.7 km
Tandag	1919.5 km
Nabire	1925.5 km
Bislig	1927.9 km
Monkayo	1967.1 km
Compostela	1967.6 km
Sorong	1971.0 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	314.9 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	252.6 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	268.5 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	286.8 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	242.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	231.2 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	262.4 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	244.0 km

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