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USGS usp000gttj

12 Feb 2009, 13:22

244 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 244 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines?

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3.989000, 127.153000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gttj
Coordinates
3.989, 127.153
Network
us
Significance
385