Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 1, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, April 1, 1936 at 02:09 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 237.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.379 and latitude 4.264.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 4.264, 126.379
UTC time 1936-04-01 02:09:27.540
Location Davao City
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1936-04-01

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