Magnitude 4.7 - CELEBES SEA

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2012 May 17 02:45:14 UTC

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Magnitude	4.7
Date-Time	Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 02:45:14 UTC Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10:45:14 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	4.617°N, 124.563°E
Depth	13.4 km (8.3 miles)
Region	CELEBES SEA
Distances	178 km (110 miles) SSW of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines 290 km (180 miles) S of Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines 1067 km (663 miles) E of BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei 1172 km (728 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 21.2 km (13.2 miles); depth +/- 9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Parameters	NST= 30, Nph= 32, Dmin=656.8 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 76°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=3
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009rpc

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