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USGS usb000smxp

16 Oct 2014, 18:08

97 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 44 km depth.

Depth44 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 January 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 97 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines?

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5.507600, 126.424300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000smxp
Coordinates
5.5076, 126.4243
Network
us
Significance
385