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USGS usp000jra2

31 Aug 2012, 17:55

96 km E of Sulangan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 96 km E of Sulangan, Philippines?

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11.026000, 126.705000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jra2
Coordinates
11.026, 126.705
Network
us
Significance
400