Earthquake details

Saturday, February 23, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, February 23, 1991 at 05:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Recodo (Philippines - PH), about 136.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.129 and latitude 8.167.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	54.1 km
Coordinates	8.167, 122.129
UTC time	1991-02-23 05:55:44.240

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-02-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Recodo	136.5 km
Zamboanga City	140.0 km
Dipolog City	140.1 km
Pagadian	149.1 km
Dapitan	152.5 km
Bayawan	152.6 km
Muricay	153.5 km
Isabela	163.8 km
Tangub	178.8 km
Dumaguete	181.4 km
Maluso	182.9 km
Oroquieta	188.0 km

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