Earthquake details

Friday, October 5, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, October 5, 1979 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dipolog City (Philippines - PH), about 131.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.222 and latitude 8.133.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	63.0 km
Coordinates	8.133, 122.222
UTC time	1979-10-05 16:52:39.600

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dipolog City	131.7 km
Recodo	134.5 km
Zamboanga City	137.1 km
Pagadian	138.2 km
Muricay	142.6 km
Dapitan	144.5 km
Bayawan	151.3 km
Isabela	161.5 km
Tangub	168.3 km
Dumaguete	177.0 km
Ozamiz	178.4 km
Oroquieta	178.7 km

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