Thursday, March 16, 1995 at 12:34 PM
1995-03-16 04:34 UTC · -21.605°, -176.477°
Magnitude
5.7 mw
Strong
Depth
182 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.605°, -176.477°
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 182 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 (~6879 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
11 recorded M4.0+ events within 278 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.