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USGS usb000scgk

15 Sept 2014, 10:43

131 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 47.9 km depth.

Depth47.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 December 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 131 km S of Sarangani, Philippines?

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4.218500, 125.553500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000scgk
Coordinates
4.2185, 125.5535
Network
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Significance
385