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USGS usp000batn

28 Aug 2002, 18:30

40 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 95 km depth.

Depth95 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines?

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6.490000, 126.517000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000batn
Coordinates
6.49, 126.517
Network
us
Significance
385