Monday, September 27, 2021 at 1:12 AM
2021-09-26 17:12 UTC · 13.894°, 120.510°
Magnitude
5.7 mww
Strong
Depth
83 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
13.894°, 120.510°
Felt reports
211
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Luzon
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 83 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 Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Lubang Fault (~46 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 100/100 (very high).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 278 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.