Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 7, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, April 7, 1970 at 05:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aglipay (Philippines - PH), about 84.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.927 and latitude 15.776.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 15.776, 121.927
UTC time 1970-04-07 05:53:39.650
Location Bongabon
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-07

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