Thursday, May 22, 1997 at 3:50 PM
1997-05-22 07:50 UTC · 18.684°, -101.604°
Magnitude
6.5 mwc
Major
Depth
70 km
Intermediate
Energy
84.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
18.684°, -101.604°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 70 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: Casiguran Fault (~13846 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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