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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0007qmz
USGS usp0007qmz

28 Sept 1996, 15:10

22 km E of San Francisco, Philippines

A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 234.8 km depth.

Depth234.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km E of San Francisco, Philippines?

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10.038000, 125.369000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007qmz
Coordinates
10.038, 125.369
Network
us
Significance
611