Sunday, March 20, 1966 at 3:47 PM
1966-03-20 07:47 UTC · -17.222°, -174.065°
Magnitude
5.6 mw
Strong
Depth
121 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-17.222°, -174.065°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 121 km this was a intermediate earthquake. Intermediate-depth quakes spread shaking over a wider area but are usually less destructive at the surface.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~6968 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 273 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.