Monday, April 24, 1972 at 10:04 AM
1972-04-24 02:04 UTC · -21.400°, -179.243°
Magnitude
5.7 mw
Strong
Depth
600 km
Deep
Energy
5.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.400°, -179.243°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 600 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 (~6603 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 279 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.