Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 4, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, April 4, 1978 at 06:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cotabato City (Philippines - PH), about 70.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.783 and latitude 6.783.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 43.0 km
Coordinates 6.783, 123.783
UTC time 1978-04-04 06:56:06.300
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-04-04

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