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USGS iscgem811844

3 Feb 1969, 22:41

220 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 26.7 km depth.

Depth26.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 220 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines?

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4.752000, 127.356000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem811844

Coordinates

4.752, 127.356

Network

iscgem

Significance

709