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USGS us10006s4v

23 Sept 2016, 23:53

36 km SE of Tamisan, Philippines

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 65 km depth.

Depth65 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 36 km SE of Tamisan, Philippines?

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6.571700, 126.491800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006s4v
Coordinates
6.5717, 126.4918
Network
us
Significance
636