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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp00039yn
USGS usp00039yn

7 Nov 1987, 16:23

93 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 80 km depth.

Depth80 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 93 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines?

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5.634000, 126.614000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00039yn
Coordinates
5.634, 126.614
Network
us
Significance
591