Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 7:59 AM
2018-02-09 23:59 UTC · -21.400°, -179.282°
Magnitude
5.6 mww
Strong
Depth
604 km
Deep
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.400°, -179.282°
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 604 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~6599 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 274 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.