Earthquake details

Sunday, July 2, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, July 2, 1978 at 21:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dipolog City (Philippines - PH), about 130.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.220 and latitude 8.175.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	48.0 km
Coordinates	8.175, 122.220
UTC time	1978-07-02 21:53:07.700

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dipolog City	130.3 km
Recodo	139.1 km
Pagadian	139.7 km
Zamboanga City	141.7 km
Dapitan	142.9 km
Muricay	144.0 km
Bayawan	147.2 km
Isabela	166.0 km
Tangub	168.8 km
Dumaguete	173.7 km
Oroquieta	178.0 km
Ozamiz	178.6 km

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