Earthquake details

Saturday, December 21, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, December 21, 2002 at 17:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maluso (Philippines - PH), about 224.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.158 and latitude 4.983.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 602.5 km
Coordinates 4.983, 123.158
UTC time 2002-12-21 17:41:13.540
Location Budta
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-21

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