Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 6, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, December 6, 1989 at 03:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cotabato City (Philippines - PH), about 79.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.647 and latitude 6.836.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 617.1 km
Coordinates 6.836, 123.647
UTC time 1989-12-06 03:27:05.380
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-12-06

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