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USGS usp000evws

24 Oct 2006, 05:45

47 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 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 47 km S of Sarangani, Philippines?

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4.978000, 125.489000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000evws
Coordinates
4.978, 125.489
Network
us
Significance
400