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USGS us7000f4kz

27 Aug 2021, 11:22

20 km S of Malbang, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 54.5 km depth.

Depth54.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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5.671000, 125.029300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000f4kz
Coordinates
5.671, 125.0293
Network
us
Significance
491