Earthquake details

Saturday, October 3, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, October 3, 1981 at 16:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Balayan (Philippines - PH), about 4.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.769 and latitude 13.945.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 237.9 km
Coordinates 13.945, 120.769
UTC time 1981-10-03 16:48:41.200
Location Tagaytay
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-03

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