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USGS iscgem897220

3 Mar 1948, 09:09

176 km W of Davila, Philippines

A magnitude 7.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 176 km W of Davila, Philippines?

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18.757000, 118.926000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897220
Coordinates
18.757, 118.926
Network
iscgem
Significance
784