Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 11, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, December 11, 1973 at 08:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Philippines - PH), about 330.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.464 and latitude 3.443.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	560.0 km
Coordinates	3.443, 122.464
UTC time	1973-12-11 08:13:12.600

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gorontalo	330.2 km
Jolo	332.7 km
Manado	343.5 km
Maluso	351.2 km
Tondano	361.6 km
Isabela	367.1 km
Bitung	370.8 km
Zamboanga City	388.4 km
Recodo	394.5 km
Surallah	413.0 km
Bañga	419.5 km
General Santos	422.5 km

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