Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 3, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, October 3, 1944 at 16:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bayawan (Philippines - PH), about 119.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.019 and latitude 8.624.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 8.624, 122.019
UTC time 1944-10-03 16:06:51.560
Location Zamboanga City
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1944-10-03

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