Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 11:42 PM
2009-03-01 15:42 UTC · -21.762°, -176.580°
Magnitude
5.5 mwc
Strong
Depth
173 km
Intermediate
Energy
2.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.762°, -176.580°
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 173 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 (~6875 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 270 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.