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USGS iscgem872470

6 Jun 1963, 06:18

149 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 24.8 km depth.

Depth24.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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19.896000, 120.572000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem872470
Coordinates
19.896, 120.572
Network
iscgem
Significance
556