Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, March 4, 1970 at 01:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Balayan (Philippines - PH), about 58.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.399 and latitude 13.522.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 50.2 km
Coordinates 13.522, 120.399
UTC time 1970-03-04 01:17:45.540
Location Batangas
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-04

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