Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, December 20, 1966 at 18:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mauban (Philippines - PH), about 39.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.001 and latitude 14.424.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	21.4 km
Coordinates	14.424, 122.001
UTC time	1966-12-20 18:39:41.120

Location	Mauban
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mauban	39.0 km
Atimonan	47.7 km
Lucban	59.2 km
Lumbang	60.0 km
Pagbilao	60.5 km
Tayabas	62.5 km
Santa Cruz	65.0 km
Lucena City	68.7 km
Pila	71.9 km
Sariaya	72.5 km
Pililla	75.2 km
Tanay	77.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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