Thursday, October 30, 1986 at 4:11 AM
1986-10-29 20:11 UTC · 5.722°, 125.331°
Magnitude
5.6 mw
Strong
Depth
72 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
5.722°, 125.331°
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 (~44 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 50/100 (high).
8 recorded M4.0+ events within 274 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.