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USGS usp000jcpb

26 Dec 2011, 20:34

9 km E of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 51.4 km depth.

Depth51.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km E of Cortes, Philippines?

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9.283000, 126.277000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jcpb
Coordinates
9.283, 126.277
Network
us
Significance
385