Earthquake details

Saturday, December 22, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, December 22, 1979 at 02:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Recodo (Philippines - PH), about 91.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.142 and latitude 7.752.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	44.0 km
Coordinates	7.752, 122.142
UTC time	1979-12-22 02:29:02.200

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Recodo	91.2 km
Zamboanga City	94.0 km
Isabela	118.2 km
Maluso	137.8 km
Pagadian	143.1 km
Muricay	147.6 km
Dipolog City	159.7 km
Dapitan	173.3 km
Tangub	180.4 km
Ozamiz	192.4 km
Bayawan	193.8 km
Oroquieta	200.6 km

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