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USGS usp000gf34

20 Aug 2008, 14:18

19 km E of Bagacay, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 35.5 km depth.

Depth35.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 19 km E of Bagacay, Philippines?

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12.950000, 124.319000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gf34
Coordinates
12.95, 124.319
Network
us
Significance
432