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USGS usp000euht

5 Oct 2006, 18:41

8 km WNW of San Benito, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 107.4 km depth.

Depth107.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km WNW of San Benito, Philippines?

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9.993000, 125.936000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000euht
Coordinates
9.993, 125.936
Network
us
Significance
385