Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 18, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, August 18, 1976 at 20:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cotabato City (Philippines - PH), about 69.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.691 and latitude 6.923.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 6.923, 123.691
UTC time 1976-08-18 20:27:31.600
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-08-18

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