Saturday, November 17, 1979 at 10:17 PM
1979-11-17 14:17 UTC · 18.686°, -69.573°
Magnitude
5.1 mb
Strong
Depth
99 km
Intermediate
Energy
674 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
18.686°, -69.573°
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 99 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 (~15624 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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