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USGS iscgem907857

16 Jan 1929, 08:06

7 km ENE of Ambuclao, Philippines

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km ENE of Ambuclao, Philippines?

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16.510000, 120.812000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem907857
Coordinates
16.51, 120.812
Network
iscgem
Significance
634