Friday, May 20, 1988 at 12:28 AM
1988-05-19 16:28 UTC · -7.183°, 124.765°
Magnitude
5.2 mb
Strong
Depth
554 km
Deep
Energy
951 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.183°, 124.765°
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 554 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~1357 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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