Friday, November 23, 2018 at 6:51 PM
2018-11-23 10:51 UTC · -56.302°, -26.988°
Magnitude
5.6 mww
Strong
Depth
76 km
Intermediate
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-56.302°, -26.988°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 76 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: Cotabato Trench (~13763 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 274 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.