Earthquake details

Sunday, May 21, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, May 21, 1978 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isulan (Philippines - PH), about 120.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.616 and latitude 6.176.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 572.0 km
Coordinates 6.176, 123.616
UTC time 1978-05-21 07:24:06.600
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-21

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