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USGS usp000h3es

27 Oct 2009, 00:05

3 km W of San Vicente, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 40.6 km depth.

Depth40.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km W of San Vicente, Philippines?

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6.460000, 124.747000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h3es
Coordinates
6.46, 124.747
Network
us
Significance
385