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USGS usp000gru5

30 Dec 2008, 03:20

27 km E of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 141.3 km depth.

Depth141.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km E of Sarangani, Philippines?

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5.419000, 125.710000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gru5
Coordinates
5.419, 125.71
Network
us
Significance
400