Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 14, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, June 14, 1978 at 13:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dipolog City (Philippines - PH), about 111.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.381 and latitude 8.238.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	79.0 km
Coordinates	8.238, 122.381
UTC time	1978-06-14 13:34:09.600

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-06-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dipolog City	111.2 km
Dapitan	123.8 km
Pagadian	125.1 km
Muricay	129.3 km
Bayawan	133.8 km
Recodo	150.4 km
Zamboanga City	151.6 km
Tangub	151.9 km
Dumaguete	156.7 km
Oroquieta	159.2 km
Ozamiz	161.1 km
Tanjay	166.0 km

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