Earthquake details

Sunday, October 1, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, October 1, 1978 at 22:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cotabato City (Philippines - PH), about 70.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.871 and latitude 6.713.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 24.0 km
Coordinates 6.713, 123.871
UTC time 1978-10-01 22:46:15.000
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-01

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