Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 23:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Philippines - PH), about 246.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.876 and latitude 3.628.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 43.6 km
Coordinates 3.628, 126.876
UTC time 2009-03-18 23:09:15.320
Location General Santos
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-18

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