Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 6, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, January 6, 1999 at 17:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 82.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.852 and latitude 5.621.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates 5.621, 125.852
UTC time 1999-01-06 17:10:27.670
Location General Santos
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-01-06

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