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USGS usp000b2c9

14 Apr 2002, 05:05

9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines?

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7.316000, 126.656000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b2c9
Coordinates
7.316, 126.656
Network
us
Significance
482