Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 5:33 PM
2023-08-09 09:33 UTC · 16.152°, -93.728°
Magnitude
5.8 mww
Strong
Depth
103 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
16.152°, -93.728°
Felt reports
31
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 103 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 (~14671 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
18 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.