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USGS us6000lcpc

4 Oct 2023, 04:35

Babuyan Islands region, Philippines

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 27 km depth.

Depth27 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Babuyan Islands region, Philippines?

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19.200700, 121.236500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lcpc
Coordinates
19.2007, 121.2365
Network
us
Significance
501