Saturday, February 3, 1990 at 2:34 AM
1990-02-02 18:34 UTC · -18.073°, -178.307°
Magnitude
5.8 mw
Strong
Depth
576 km
Deep
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-18.073°, -178.307°
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 576 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: Philippine Trench (~6568 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
7 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.