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USGS usp000hzyb

14 Apr 2011, 17:11

52 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 157 km depth.

Depth157 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines?

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5.892000, 126.221000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hzyb
Coordinates
5.892, 126.221
Network
us
Significance
434