Earthquake details

Sunday, April 9, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, April 9, 1978 at 17:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mati (Philippines - PH), about 133.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.364 and latitude 6.589.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 32.0 km
Coordinates 6.589, 127.364
UTC time 1978-04-09 17:25:48.100
Location Tagum
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-04-09

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