Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 31, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, October 31, 1978 at 11:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cotabato City (Philippines - PH), about 62.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.863 and latitude 6.807.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 554.0 km
Coordinates 6.807, 123.863
UTC time 1978-10-31 11:21:01.100
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-31

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