Tuesday, May 27, 1975 at 6:18 PM
1975-05-27 10:18 UTC · 0.769°, 122.621°
Magnitude
6.1 mb
Major
Depth
70 km
Intermediate
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
0.769°, 122.621°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 70 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 Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~495 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
6 recorded M4.0+ events within 294 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.