Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 8:55 PM
2007-11-21 12:55 UTC · -24.810°, -68.472°
Magnitude
5.8 mwb
Strong
Depth
115 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-24.810°, -68.472°
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 115 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 (~17352 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
9 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.