Earthquake details

Thursday, July 16, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 23:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 182.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.511 and latitude 5.008.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 59.2 km
Coordinates 5.008, 126.511
UTC time 2009-07-16 23:52:03.560
Location General Santos
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-07-16

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