Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, October 27, 1971 at 09:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vigan (Philippines - PH), about 27.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.136 and latitude 17.533.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.5 km
Coordinates 17.533, 120.136
UTC time 1971-10-27 09:27:17.560
Location Vigan
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-27

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