Earthquake details

Thursday, August 15, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, August 15, 1918 at 12:18 UTC with a magnitude of 8.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Surallah (Philippines - PH), about 124.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.994 and latitude 5.538.

Magnitude 8.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 5.538, 123.994
UTC time 1918-08-15 12:18:24.830
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1918-08-15

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