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USGS us10006jn0

2 Sept 2016, 13:02

30 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 26.3 km depth.

Depth26.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines?

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6.155600, 123.916700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006jn0
Coordinates
6.1556, 123.9167
Network
us
Significance
385