Saturday, November 4, 1972 at 5:47 PM
1972-11-04 09:47 UTC · -4.867°, 144.548°
Magnitude
5.8 mw
Strong
Depth
83 km
Intermediate
Energy
6.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-4.867°, 144.548°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 83 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 (~2188 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 280 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.