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USGS iscgem844493

15 Aug 1966, 03:45

9 km E of Estrella, Philippines

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 19.2 km depth.

Depth19.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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13.336000, 121.394000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem844493
Coordinates
13.336, 121.394
Network
iscgem
Significance
574