Monday, July 12, 1993 at 10:22 PM
1993-07-12 14:22 UTC · 42.547°, 139.385°
Magnitude
5.2 mb
Strong
Depth
27 km
Shallow
Energy
951 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
42.547°, 139.385°
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: Manila Trench (~2966 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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