Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:40 PM
2019-02-22 10:40 UTC · -2.238°, -79.737°
Magnitude
5.5 mb
Strong
Depth
71 km
Intermediate
Energy
2.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-2.238°, -79.737°
Felt reports
45
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 71 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: Philippine Trench (~16991 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
8 recorded M4.0+ events within 270 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.