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USGS usp000ataa

22 Nov 2001, 10:34

16 km S of Calatagan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 79.1 km depth.

Depth79.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km S of Calatagan, Philippines?

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13.680000, 120.635000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ataa
Coordinates
13.68, 120.635
Network
us
Significance
432