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USGS iscgem894490

8 Jul 1951, 06:44

7 km WNW of Linaon, Philippines

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km WNW of Linaon, Philippines?

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9.967000, 122.386000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem894490
Coordinates
9.967, 122.386
Network
iscgem
Significance
644