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USGS iscgem874348

11 Mar 1962, 19:19

30 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 44.6 km depth.

Depth44.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines?

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8.851000, 126.586000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem874348
Coordinates
8.851, 126.586
Network
iscgem
Significance
611