Saturday, November 7, 1987 at 2:34 AM
1987-11-06 18:34 UTC · -22.828°, -63.641°
Magnitude
5.2 mb
Strong
Depth
535 km
Deep
Energy
951 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-22.828°, -63.641°
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 535 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 (~17824 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
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.