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USGS usp000jfum

5 Mar 2012, 23:06

5 km ENE of Mobo, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 37.3 km depth.

Depth37.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km ENE of Mobo, Philippines?

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12.354000, 123.700000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jfum
Coordinates
12.354, 123.7
Network
us
Significance
497