Friday, December 17, 2004 at 3:13 PM
2004-12-17 07:13 UTC · -21.901°, -179.301°
Magnitude
5.8 mwb
Strong
Depth
593 km
Deep
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.901°, -179.301°
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 593 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 (~6618 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.