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USGS iscgem900245

8 Apr 1942, 21:29

48 km SW of Tayaman, Philippines

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km SW of Tayaman, Philippines?

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12.900000, 120.271000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem900245
Coordinates
12.9, 120.271
Network
iscgem
Significance
588