Wednesday, September 22, 1976 at 8:03 AM
1976-09-22 00:03 UTC · -5.329°, 128.562°
Magnitude
5.4 mb
Strong
Depth
309 km
Deep
Energy
1.9 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-5.329°, 128.562°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 309 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: Philippine Trench (~1155 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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