Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 07:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tacloban City (Philippines - PH), about 78.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.299 and latitude 10.600.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 152.2 km
Coordinates 10.600, 125.299
UTC time 2009-12-30 07:48:57.520
Location Tacloban City
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-30

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