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USGS usp0009zzf

10 Sept 2000, 04:16

8 km WSW of Looc, Philippines

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 65.6 km depth.

Depth65.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km WSW of Looc, Philippines?

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13.690000, 120.174000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009zzf
Coordinates
13.69, 120.174
Network
us
Significance
465