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USGS us1000bmmi

6 Dec 2017, 02:48

6 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 36.7 km depth.

Depth36.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines?

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11.172300, 125.715400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000bmmi
Coordinates
11.1723, 125.7154
Network
us
Significance
388