Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 2:38 PM
2020-09-19 06:38 UTC · 34.038°, -118.080°
Magnitude
4.5 mw
Moderate
Depth
17 km
Shallow
Energy
97 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
34.038°, -118.080°
Felt reports
21,402
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Felt widely; can cause minor damage to weak structures.
At 17 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 (~11534 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.