Earthquake details

Friday, January 18, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, January 18, 1974 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dipolog City (Philippines - PH), about 124.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.280 and latitude 8.177.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	8.177, 122.280
UTC time	1974-01-18 01:12:56.200

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dipolog City	124.0 km
Pagadian	133.4 km
Dapitan	136.7 km
Muricay	137.7 km
Recodo	140.8 km
Zamboanga City	142.8 km
Bayawan	144.3 km
Tangub	162.3 km
Isabela	167.5 km
Dumaguete	169.1 km
Oroquieta	171.4 km
Ozamiz	172.0 km

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