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USGS us1000hf1u

20 Oct 2018, 19:51

120 km E of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 80.9 km depth.

Depth80.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 120 km E of Sarangani, Philippines?

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5.215100, 126.530100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hf1u
Coordinates
5.2151, 126.5301
Network
us
Significance
432