Monday, April 19, 2021 at 12:11 PM
2021-04-19 04:11 UTC · -33.980°, -72.409°
Magnitude
5.2 mww
Strong
Depth
9 km
Shallow
Energy
951 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-33.980°, -72.409°
Felt reports
23
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
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: Philippine Trench (~16317 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.