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USGS usp000h4xm

10 Dec 2009, 15:06

17 km S of Tamisan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 65 km depth.

Depth65 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km S of Tamisan, Philippines?

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6.691000, 126.274000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h4xm
Coordinates
6.691, 126.274
Network
us
Significance
420