Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 1:11 PM
2009-07-19 05:11 UTC ยท -45.384ยฐ, 166.105ยฐ
Magnitude
5.4 mwc
Strong
Depth
5 km
Shallow
Energy
1.9 kilotons of TNT
GutenbergโRichter
Coordinates
-45.384ยฐ, 166.105ยฐ
Felt reports
โ
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 5 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~6783 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes โData from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.