Earthquake details

Saturday, August 21, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, August 21, 1976 at 09:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cotabato City (Philippines - PH), about 60.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.809 and latitude 6.896.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 72.0 km
Coordinates 6.896, 123.809
UTC time 1976-08-21 09:46:20.000
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-08-21

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