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USGS usp00092ck

6 Feb 1999, 17:45

66 km N of Namuac, Philippines

A magnitude 6 mwc 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 66 km N of Namuac, Philippines?

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19.200000, 121.265000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00092ck
Coordinates
19.2, 121.265
Network
us
Significance
554