Friday, December 25, 2015 at 7:10 AM
2015-12-24 23:10 UTC · -7.218°, 128.977°
Magnitude
5.8 mww
Strong
Depth
119 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.218°, 128.977°
Felt reports
0
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 119 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 (~1368 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
15 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.