Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 12:42 AM
2018-01-26 16:42 UTC · 55.983°, -150.146°
Magnitude
5.0 mww
Strong
Depth
9 km
Shallow
Energy
477 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
55.983°, -150.146°
Felt reports
1
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 9 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 Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Manila Trench (~8259 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.