Saturday, November 17, 1979 at 1:23 AM
1979-11-16 17:23 UTC · 14.809°, -91.801°
Magnitude
5.0 mb
Strong
Depth
148 km
Intermediate
Energy
477 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
14.809°, -91.801°
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 148 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 (~14920 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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