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USGS iscgem799727

5 Jan 1970, 01:20

68 km N of Namuac, Philippines

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 17.5 km depth.

Depth17.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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19.231000, 121.148000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem799727
Coordinates
19.231, 121.148
Network
iscgem
Significance
572