Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, October 30, 1974 at 21:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jolo (Philippines - PH), about 317.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.220 and latitude 3.476.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	623.0 km
Coordinates	3.476, 122.220
UTC time	1974-10-30 21:45:15.200

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jolo	317.0 km
Gorontalo	340.3 km
Maluso	343.5 km
Isabela	360.4 km
Manado	367.1 km
Zamboanga City	382.6 km
Tondano	384.8 km
Recodo	388.0 km
Bitung	394.9 km
Semporna	416.1 km
Surallah	427.3 km
Bañga	433.8 km

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