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USGS usp000bhnr

14 Nov 2002, 09:27

100 km SW of Basco, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 51.1 km depth.

Depth51.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 100 km SW of Basco, Philippines?

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19.812000, 121.279000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bhnr
Coordinates
19.812, 121.279
Network
us
Significance
416