Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 3:03 AM
2009-09-30 19:03 UTC · -15.551°, -69.293°
Magnitude
5.9 mwc
Strong
Depth
255 km
Intermediate
Energy
10.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.551°, -69.293°
Felt reports
6
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 255 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 (~17945 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 →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.