Sunday, January 20, 1980 at 3:28 PM
1980-01-20 07:28 UTC · 2.714°, 128.526°
Magnitude
5.8 mb
Strong
Depth
211 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
2.714°, 128.526°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 211 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: Philippine Trench (~279 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
13 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.