Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 1:24 AM
2021-08-17 17:24 UTC · -23.037°, -177.040°
Magnitude
5.8 mww
Strong
Depth
157 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-23.037°, -177.040°
Felt reports
2
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 157 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 (~6880 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 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.