Tuesday, June 20, 1989 at 12:00 AM
1989-06-19 16:00 UTC · -22.113°, -67.559°
Magnitude
5.7 mw
Strong
Depth
189 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-22.113°, -67.559°
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 189 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: Philippine Trench (~17637 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 278 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.