Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 9, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, May 9, 1989 at 21:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 57.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.388 and latitude 5.591.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 80.4 km
Coordinates 5.591, 125.388
UTC time 1989-05-09 21:13:46.840
Location General Santos
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-09

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