Earthquake details

Thursday, May 14, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, May 14, 1987 at 12:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maluso (Philippines - PH), about 213.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.766 and latitude 4.839.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 614.9 km
Coordinates 4.839, 122.766
UTC time 1987-05-14 12:04:03.400
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-05-14

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