Tuesday, March 9, 1965 at 9:36 AM
1965-03-09 01:36 UTC · -17.204°, -177.112°
Magnitude
5.5 mw
Strong
Depth
402 km
Deep
Energy
3.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-17.204°, -177.112°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 402 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~6658 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events 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.