Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 7:59 PM
2018-04-18 11:59 UTC · 16.461°, -95.195°
Magnitude
4.6 mb
Moderate
Depth
72 km
Intermediate
Energy
120 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
16.461°, -95.195°
Felt reports
4
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Felt widely; can cause minor damage to weak structures.
At 72 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 Moderate range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Casiguran Fault (~14532 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
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.