Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 9:31 PM
2021-05-13 13:31 UTC · -15.909°, -177.534°
Magnitude
5.7 mww
Strong
Depth
416 km
Deep
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.909°, -177.534°
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 416 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~6572 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 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.