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USGS usp000gc2b

13 Jul 2008, 15:58

105 km NW of Basco, Philippines

A magnitude 6.2 mwc earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 105 km NW of Basco, Philippines?

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21.014000, 121.149000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gc2b
Coordinates
21.014, 121.149
Network
us
Significance
592