Monday, August 23, 2010 at 9:08 AM
2010-08-23 01:08 UTC · 12.805°, 143.558°
Magnitude
5.5 mwb
Strong
Depth
116 km
Intermediate
Energy
2.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
12.805°, 143.558°
Felt reports
41
“Did You Feel It?”
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 (~1800 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
15 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.