Friday, January 24, 1997 at 1:17 PM
1997-01-24 05:17 UTC · -5.614°, 153.836°
Magnitude
5.6 mwc
Strong
Depth
71 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-5.614°, 153.836°
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 71 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 (~3153 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 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.