Earthquake details

Sunday, April 1, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, April 1, 1979 at 07:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 95.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.487 and latitude 5.267.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 72.0 km
Coordinates 5.267, 125.487
UTC time 1979-04-01 07:25:00.200
Location Alabel
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-01

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