Saturday, July 18, 1987 at 5:02 AM
1987-07-17 21:02 UTC · -15.475°, -74.074°
Magnitude
5.5 mw
Strong
Depth
79 km
Intermediate
Energy
2.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.475°, -74.074°
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 79 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 (~17486 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 270 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.