Monday, April 5, 2010 at 11:15 AM
2010-04-05 03:15 UTC · 32.647°, -115.805°
Magnitude
5.0 ml
Moderate
Depth
1 km
Shallow
Energy
415 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
32.647°, -115.805°
Felt reports
492
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Felt widely; can cause minor damage to weak structures.
At 1 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 Moderate range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Casiguran Fault (~11795 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
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.