Tuesday, December 12, 1989 at 12:00 AM
1989-12-11 16:00 UTC · -18.690°, 168.989°
Magnitude
5.9 mw
Strong
Depth
200 km
Intermediate
Energy
10.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-18.690°, 168.989°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 200 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 (~5253 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
7 recorded M4.0+ events within 286 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.