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USGS usp000a6r7

26 Dec 2000, 03:21

58 km N of Basco, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 170.4 km depth.

Depth170.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 58 km N of Basco, Philippines?

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20.968000, 122.059000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a6r7
Coordinates
20.968, 122.059
Network
us
Significance
385