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USGS iscgem773549

17 May 1972, 06:27

40 km W of Harrison, Philippines

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 26.5 km depth.

Depth26.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km W of Harrison, Philippines?

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13.393000, 120.067000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem773549
Coordinates
13.393, 120.067
Network
iscgem
Significance
584