Wednesday, January 19, 1972 at 11:00 PM
1972-01-19 15:00 UTC · -4.702°, 144.941°
Magnitude
6.4 mw
Major
Depth
23 km
Shallow
Energy
52.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-4.702°, 144.941°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 23 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~2217 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 304 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.