Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 10:42 AM
2019-10-29 02:42 UTC · 6.866°, 124.985°
Magnitude
5.9 mww
Strong
Depth
10 km
Shallow
Energy
10.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
6.866°, 124.985°
Felt reports
18
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Mindanao
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 10 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: Philippine Fault Zone (~91 km away). Last major event: 1990 Luzon Earthquake (M7.8).
Area seismic-hazard score: 53/100 (high).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 286 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.