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USGS usp000evuh

23 Oct 2006, 06:18

36 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 36 km S of Sarangani, Philippines?

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5.081000, 125.520000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000evuh
Coordinates
5.081, 125.52
Network
us
Significance
385