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USGS usp000bm43

21 Dec 2002, 17:41

177 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 602.5 km depth.

Depth602.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 177 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines?

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4.983000, 123.158000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bm43
Coordinates
4.983, 123.158
Network
us
Significance
500