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USGS usp0006vz8

21 Apr 1995, 01:30

14 km ESE of Can-Avid, Philippines

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 17.4 km depth.

Depth17.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 14 km ESE of Can-Avid, Philippines?

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11.925000, 125.564000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006vz8
Coordinates
11.925, 125.564
Network
us
Significance
711