== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00228544.
Region: BATAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES
Geographic coordinates: 20.115N, 121.316E
Magnitude: 6.4 Mb
Depth: 22 km
Universal Time (UTC): 1 Jun 2008 01:57:22
Time near the Epicenter: 1 Jun 2008 09:57:22
Local standard time in your area: 1 Jun 2008 08:57:22

Location with respect to nearby cities:
79 km (49 miles) WSW (245 degrees) of Basco, Batan Islands, Philippines
222 km (138 miles) NNE (20 degrees) of Laoag, Luzon, Philippines
290 km (180 miles) S (177 degrees) of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
612 km (381 miles) N (3 degrees) of MANILA, Philippines


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008stag

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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or
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