Earthquake details

Friday, January 13, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, January 13, 1978 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Surallah (Philippines - PH), about 192.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.311 and latitude 5.391.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 577.0 km
Coordinates 5.391, 123.311
UTC time 1978-01-13 01:29:08.400
Location Bañga
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-13

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