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USGS usp000gvqy

4 Apr 2009, 06:31

Philippine Islands region

A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 48 km depth.

Depth48 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Philippine Islands region?

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5.149000, 127.201000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gvqy
Coordinates
5.149, 127.201
Network
us
Significance
613