Earthquake details

Thursday, April 18, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, April 18, 1991 at 13:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jolo (Philippines - PH), about 326.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.235 and latitude 3.387.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	613.5 km
Coordinates	3.387, 122.235
UTC time	1991-04-18 13:16:00.990

Location	Zamboanga City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-04-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jolo	326.7 km
Gorontalo	330.3 km
Maluso	353.6 km
Manado	359.8 km
Isabela	370.4 km
Tondano	377.3 km
Bitung	387.9 km
Zamboanga City	392.6 km
Recodo	398.0 km
Semporna	420.5 km
Surallah	433.8 km
Bañga	440.3 km

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