Earthquake details

Thursday, September 20, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, September 20, 1973 at 20:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dapitan (Philippines - PH), about 59.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.789 and latitude 9.048.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 560.0 km
Coordinates 9.048, 123.789
UTC time 1973-09-20 20:43:39.800
Location Dumaguete
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1973-09-20

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