Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 8, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, May 8, 1963 at 15:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 96.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.555 and latitude 5.274.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates 5.274, 125.555
UTC time 1963-05-08 15:24:00.840
Location Alabel
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-05-08

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