Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 9:25 PM
2006-11-07 13:25 UTC · -21.729°, -68.204°
Magnitude
5.8 mwb
Strong
Depth
121 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.729°, -68.204°
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 121 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 (~17621 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event 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.