Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 2:39 PM
2011-04-26 06:39 UTC · -8.081°, 108.477°
Magnitude
5.6 mww
Strong
Depth
95 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-8.081°, 108.477°
Felt reports
21
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 95 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: Cotabato Trench (~2168 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
16 recorded M4.0+ events within 274 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.