Tuesday, April 28, 1959 at 7:09 PM
1959-04-28 11:09 UTC · 14.548°, -92.310°
Magnitude
6.5 mw
Major
Depth
25 km
Shallow
Energy
87.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
14.548°, -92.310°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 25 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 Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Casiguran Fault (~14905 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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