Earthquake details

Thursday, January 30, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, January 30, 1969 at 18:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maluso (Philippines - PH), about 316.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.006 and latitude 3.936.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 532.9 km
Coordinates 3.936, 123.006
UTC time 1969-01-30 18:36:39.460
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-01-30

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