Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 9:27 PM
2018-08-22 13:27 UTC · 10.659°, -62.929°
Magnitude
5.8 mww
Strong
Depth
108 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
10.659°, -62.929°
Felt reports
173
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 108 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: Manila Trench (~16602 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
5 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.