Thursday, May 1, 2003 at 12:02 PM
2003-05-01 04:02 UTC · -7.207°, 122.697°
Magnitude
5.6 mwc
Strong
Depth
573 km
Deep
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.207°, 122.697°
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 573 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: Cotabato Trench (~1365 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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