Thursday, August 1, 1996 at 12:08 PM
1996-08-01 04:08 UTC · -0.018°, 122.939°
Magnitude
5.6 mwc
Strong
Depth
149 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-0.018°, 122.939°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 149 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: Cotabato Trench (~570 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
8 recorded M4.0+ events within 274 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.