Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 9:19 AM
2005-02-17 01:19 UTC · -56.132°, -27.418°
Magnitude
5.6 mwc
Strong
Depth
103 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-56.132°, -27.418°
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 103 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: Cotabato Trench (~13793 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
4 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.