Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 26, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, March 26, 1975 at 23:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jolo (Philippines - PH), about 292.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.907 and latitude 3.583.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	3.583, 121.907
UTC time	1975-03-26 23:19:28.700

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jolo	292.6 km
Maluso	329.5 km
Isabela	347.5 km
Gorontalo	362.6 km
Zamboanga City	370.9 km
Recodo	375.1 km
Semporna	379.4 km
Manado	402.1 km
Tondano	419.5 km
Lahad Datu	428.3 km
Bitung	430.3 km
Surallah	442.3 km

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