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USGS usp000jsmv

20 Sept 2012, 22:21

46 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 106.1 km depth.

Depth106.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines?

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5.998000, 126.381000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jsmv
Coordinates
5.998, 126.381
Network
us
Significance
434