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USGS usp000abs9

20 Mar 2001, 11:33

12 km W of Sigaboy, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 119.1 km depth.

Depth119.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km W of Sigaboy, Philippines?

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6.639000, 125.962000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000abs9
Coordinates
6.639, 125.962
Network
us
Significance
400