Tuesday, September 3, 1996 at 5:21 PM
1996-09-03 09:21 UTC · -7.896°, 122.355°
Magnitude
5.1 mb
Strong
Depth
250 km
Intermediate
Energy
674 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.896°, 122.355°
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 250 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 (~1446 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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