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USGS us20005fme

5 Apr 2016, 17:21

42 km S of Basco, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 16.7 km depth.

Depth16.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km S of Basco, Philippines?

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20.069500, 121.996400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005fme
Coordinates
20.0695, 121.9964
Network
us
Significance
400