Friday, April 30, 1982 at 3:46 PM
1982-04-30 07:46 UTC · -56.245°, -27.457°
Magnitude
5.7 mb
Strong
Depth
106 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-56.245°, -27.457°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 106 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 (~13784 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 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.