Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 12:44 AM
2008-09-12 16:44 UTC · -21.682°, 170.471°
Magnitude
5.8 mwb
Strong
Depth
116 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.682°, 170.471°
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 116 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 (~5540 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
14 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.