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USGS usp000jp87

20 Jul 2012, 21:24

225 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 101.1 km depth.

Depth101.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 225 km S of Sarangani, Philippines?

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3.395000, 125.808000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jp87
Coordinates
3.395, 125.808
Network
us
Significance
385