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USGS us7000en16

18 Jul 2021, 01:09

12 km E of Nangan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 70.9 km depth.

Depth70.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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6.461700, 126.233200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000en16
Coordinates
6.4617, 126.2332
Network
us
Significance
401