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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem895280
USGS iscgem895280

7 Mar 1950, 02:07

3 km WNW of Locmayan, Philippines

A magnitude 6.8 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 3 km WNW of Locmayan, Philippines?

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10.487000, 122.490000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem895280
Coordinates
10.487, 122.49
Network
iscgem
Significance
716