Earthquake details

Sunday, October 5, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, October 5, 1997 at 19:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 50.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.453 and latitude 5.679.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 223.9 km
Coordinates 5.679, 125.453
UTC time 1997-10-05 19:00:02.380
Location General Santos
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-05

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