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USGS usp000bm74

22 Dec 2002, 21:44

45 km WNW of Rimus, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km WNW of Rimus, Philippines?

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17.034000, 119.997000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bm74
Coordinates
17.034, 119.997
Network
us
Significance
432