Earthquake details

Sunday, September 23, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 23:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 265.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.250 and latitude 11.705.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	8.8 km
Coordinates	11.705, 143.250
UTC time	2012-09-23 23:42:27.140

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-09-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	265.6 km
Saipan	475.3 km
Jayapura	1609.6 km
Abepura	1618.2 km
Manokwari	1729.0 km
Wamena	1822.3 km
Nabire	1883.7 km
Tandag	1889.4 km
Bislig	1896.3 km
Sorong	1928.8 km
Monkayo	1935.0 km
Compostela	1935.2 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	356.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	294.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	310.6 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	327.3 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	285.3 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	273.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	304.7 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	286.1 km

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