Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 8:07 AM
2021-01-24 00:07 UTC · -33.353°, -70.148°
Magnitude
5.7 mww
Strong
Depth
109 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-33.353°, -70.148°
Felt reports
283
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 109 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 (~16496 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
13 recorded M4.0+ events within 278 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.