Friday, January 17, 1997 at 7:20 PM
1997-01-17 11:20 UTC · -8.899°, 123.542°
Magnitude
6.2 mwb
Major
Depth
111 km
Intermediate
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-8.899°, 123.542°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 111 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 Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~1546 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 298 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.