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USGS usp000dgj9

20 Feb 2005, 05:08

6 km W of Bacolod, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 42 km depth.

Depth42 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km W of Bacolod, Philippines?

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8.933000, 126.229000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dgj9
Coordinates
8.933, 126.229
Network
us
Significance
385