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USGS usp000b4ah

14 May 2002, 15:19

209 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.5 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 209 km S of Sarangani, Philippines?

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3.507000, 125.377000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b4ah
Coordinates
3.507, 125.377
Network
us
Significance
465