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USGS usp000by81

27 May 2003, 00:26

15 km W of Gadung, Philippines

A magnitude 5.9 mb earthquake at 583.5 km depth.

Depth583.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km W of Gadung, Philippines?

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6.812000, 123.880000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000by81
Coordinates
6.812, 123.88
Network
us
Significance
536