Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, October 8, 1988 at 21:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 254.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.544 and latitude 4.189.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 31.3 km
Coordinates 4.189, 126.544
UTC time 1988-10-08 21:32:02.810
Location Davao City
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-10-08

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