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USGS usc000r97r

30 May 2014, 18:53

15 km E of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 18.2 km depth.

Depth18.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km E of Cortes, Philippines?

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9.299400, 126.330700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000r97r
Coordinates
9.2994, 126.3307
Network
us
Significance
385