Friday, December 10, 1993 at 2:31 PM
1993-12-10 06:31 UTC ยท -22.180ยฐ, -179.575ยฐ
Magnitude
5.7 mw
Strong
Depth
605 km
Deep
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
GutenbergโRichter
Coordinates
-22.180ยฐ, -179.575ยฐ
Felt reports
โ
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 605 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 (~6603 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
8 recorded M4.0+ events within 278 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes โData from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.