Saturday, May 8, 1965 at 7:56 AM
1965-05-07 23:56 UTC · -22.015°, -68.622°
Magnitude
5.5 mw
Strong
Depth
110 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-22.015°, -68.622°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 110 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 (~17568 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 271 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.