Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 14, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, June 14, 1978 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Recodo (Philippines - PH), about 132.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.127 and latitude 8.128.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	8.128, 122.127
UTC time	1978-06-14 14:57:14.700

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-06-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Recodo	132.2 km
Zamboanga City	135.7 km
Dipolog City	141.7 km
Pagadian	148.3 km
Muricay	152.7 km
Dapitan	154.3 km
Bayawan	156.5 km
Isabela	159.4 km
Maluso	178.6 km
Tangub	178.8 km
Dumaguete	184.6 km
Ozamiz	188.8 km

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