Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:06 AM
2023-08-28 20:06 UTC · -6.816°, 116.614°
Magnitude
5.5 mb
Strong
Depth
514 km
Deep
Energy
2.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.816°, 116.614°
Felt reports
0
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 514 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: Cotabato Trench (~1542 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
6 recorded M4.0+ events within 270 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
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.