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USGS us10008ls4

28 Apr 2017, 21:23

31 km SW of Burias, Philippines

A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 26 km depth.

Depth26 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km SW of Burias, Philippines?

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5.504300, 125.065800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008ls4
Coordinates
5.5043, 125.0658
Network
us
Significance
818