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USGS us2000jfb2

8 Feb 2019, 11:55

52 km E of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km E of Union, Philippines?

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9.845600, 126.579100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000jfb2
Coordinates
9.8456, 126.5791
Network
us
Significance
570