Earthquake details

Thursday, October 5, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, October 5, 1978 at 20:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cotabato City (Philippines - PH), about 68.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.949 and latitude 6.686.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates 6.686, 123.949
UTC time 1978-10-05 20:07:26.600
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-05

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