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USGS usp000cv7b

16 May 2004, 12:01

4 km NE of Bantacan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 11.8 km depth.

Depth11.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km NE of Bantacan, Philippines?

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7.630000, 126.166000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cv7b
Coordinates
7.63, 126.166
Network
us
Significance
518