Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 19, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, January 19, 1977 at 13:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 183.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.553 and latitude 5.036.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 5.036, 126.553
UTC time 1977-01-19 13:54:04.500
Location General Santos
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-19

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