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USGS usp000fw5w

7 Jan 2008, 07:46

3 km W of Arteche, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 55.8 km depth.

Depth55.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km W of Arteche, Philippines?

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12.263000, 125.376000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fw5w
Coordinates
12.263, 125.376
Network
us
Significance
482