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

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