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USGS usp0008tqv

23 Aug 1998, 06:36

22 km W of Sabang, Philippines

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 70.1 km depth.

Depth70.1 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 W of Sabang, Philippines?

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14.697000, 120.046000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0008tqv
Coordinates
14.697, 120.046
Network
us
Significance
572