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USGS usp000gm5r

27 Oct 2008, 20:25

52 km N of Namuac, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 26.7 km depth.

Depth26.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km N of Namuac, Philippines?

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19.083000, 121.245000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gm5r
Coordinates
19.083, 121.245
Network
us
Significance
385