Earthquake details

Thursday, February 12, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 03:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Philippines - PH), about 256.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.648 and latitude 3.593.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 3.593, 126.648
UTC time 2009-02-12 03:19:15.040
Location General Santos
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-12

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