Sunday, April 1, 1979 at 3:25 PM
1979-04-01 07:25 UTC · 5.267°, 125.487°
Magnitude
5.7 mb
Strong
Depth
72 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
5.267°, 125.487°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Mindanao
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 72 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: Cotabato Trench (~60 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 41/100 (moderate).
11 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.