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USGS usp0007mvm

30 Jul 1996, 18:38

38 km WSW of Sabang, Philippines

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km WSW of Sabang, Philippines?

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14.509000, 119.954000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007mvm
Coordinates
14.509, 119.954
Network
us
Significance
572