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USGS us2000bk9c

8 Nov 2017, 07:23

24 km WSW of Surup, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 119.5 km depth.

Depth119.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 24 km WSW of Surup, Philippines?

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6.284000, 125.951000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000bk9c
Coordinates
6.284, 125.951
Network
us
Significance
401