Earthquake details

Friday, September 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 06:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sablayan (Philippines - PH), about 44.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.429 and latitude 12.616.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 12.0 km
Coordinates 12.616, 120.429
UTC time 2009-09-18 06:23:53.490
Location Sablayan
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-18

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