Friday, February 5, 1988 at 11:25 AM
1988-02-05 03:25 UTC · -9.171°, 124.111°
Magnitude
5.7 mw
Strong
Depth
79 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-9.171°, 124.111°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
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: Cotabato Trench (~1576 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.