Earthquake details

Friday, August 20, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, August 20, 1948 at 18:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 237.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.182 and latitude 3.974.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 3.974, 125.182
UTC time 1948-08-20 18:46:05.460
Location Davao City
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-08-20

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