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USGS usp000bssf

16 Mar 2003, 09:00

34 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 30.4 km depth.

Depth30.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 34 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines?

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12.181000, 125.826000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bssf
Coordinates
12.181, 125.826
Network
us
Significance
449