Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 13:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 154.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.148 and latitude 4.725.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.725, 125.148
UTC time 2016-03-16 13:09:52.810
Location General Santos
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-03-16

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