Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 18, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, August 18, 1970 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maluso (Philippines - PH), about 263.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.113 and latitude 4.521.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	574.1 km
Coordinates	4.521, 123.113
UTC time	1970-08-18 16:52:27.740

Location	Budta
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-08-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Maluso	263.6 km
Isabela	274.0 km
Surallah	274.4 km
Bañga	280.9 km
Isulan	287.1 km
Polomolok	287.4 km
General Santos	288.9 km
Jolo	289.5 km
Zamboanga City	289.8 km
Koronadal	292.6 km
Tacurong	297.4 km
Alabel	298.7 km

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