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USGS usp000gf2t

20 Aug 2008, 10:37

10 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines?

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14.906000, 119.995000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gf2t
Coordinates
14.906, 119.995
Network
us
Significance
400