Sunday, September 19, 1999 at 11:18 AM
1999-09-19 03:18 UTC · -3.624°, 150.875°
Magnitude
5.9 mwc
Strong
Depth
431 km
Deep
Energy
10.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-3.624°, 150.875°
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 431 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~2768 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
6 recorded M4.0+ events within 286 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.