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USGS usp000h1mu

18 Sept 2009, 12:53

3 km NE of San Miguel, Philippines

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 3 km NE of San Miguel, Philippines?

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6.513000, 124.715000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h1mu
Coordinates
6.513, 124.715
Network
us
Significance
502