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USGS usp000gucx

25 Feb 2009, 07:51

9 km ENE of Tandag, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 84 km depth.

Depth84 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km ENE of Tandag, Philippines?

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9.100000, 126.278000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gucx
Coordinates
9.1, 126.278
Network
us
Significance
385