Wednesday, August 2, 2000 at 8:37 AM
2000-08-02 00:37 UTC · -17.945°, -174.820°
Magnitude
5.6 mwc
Strong
Depth
191 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-17.945°, -174.820°
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 191 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 (~6914 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
8 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.