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USGS us6000k6ix

23 Apr 2023, 10:19

48 km ESE of Lapi, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 36.5 km depth.

Depth36.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km ESE of Lapi, Philippines?

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17.520000, 122.302600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000k6ix
Coordinates
17.52, 122.3026
Network
us
Significance
435