Wednesday, July 24, 1991 at 5:16 AM
1991-07-23 21:16 UTC · -6.122°, 130.227°
Magnitude
5.8 mwb
Strong
Depth
109 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.122°, 130.227°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 109 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 (~1273 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
15 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.