Friday, August 9, 1985 at 12:29 AM
1985-08-08 16:29 UTC · -6.097°, 113.441°
Magnitude
5.6 mb
Strong
Depth
596 km
Deep
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.097°, 113.441°
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 596 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: Cotabato Trench (~1647 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 274 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.