Earthquake details

Saturday, October 17, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, October 17, 1981 at 20:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maluso (Philippines - PH), about 233.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.662 and latitude 4.596.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 624.6 km
Coordinates 4.596, 122.662
UTC time 1981-10-17 20:04:15.420
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-17

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