== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09141000.


Region: PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Geographic coordinates: 7.827N, 127.018E
Magnitude: 5.9 Mw
Depth: 64 km
Universal Time (UTC): 21 May 2009 05:53:59
Time near the Epicenter: 21 May 2009 13:53:59
Local standard time in your area: 21 May 2009 12:53:59

Location with respect to nearby cities:
97 km (60 miles) SE (125 degrees) of Hinatuan, Mindanao, Philippines
174 km (108 miles) ENE (61 degrees) of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
206 km (128 miles) SE (127 degrees) of Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines
828 km (515 miles) W (274 degrees) of KOROR, Palau


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009gxar

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009gxar.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/