Saturday, October 31, 1992 at 11:29 PM
1992-10-31 15:29 UTC ยท -2.327ยฐ, 141.268ยฐ
Magnitude
5.3 mb
Strong
Depth
27 km
Shallow
Energy
1.3 kilotons of TNT
GutenbergโRichter
Coordinates
-2.327ยฐ, 141.268ยฐ
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 27 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~1733 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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