Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 6, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, April 6, 1966 at 21:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tandag (Philippines - PH), about 29.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.362 and latitude 8.874.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 50.6 km
Coordinates 8.874, 126.362
UTC time 1966-04-06 21:53:10.360
Location Tandag
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-04-06

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