Wednesday, May 22, 1991 at 4:21 PM
1991-05-22 08:21 UTC · 2.647°, 122.120°
Magnitude
5.0 mb
Strong
Depth
585 km
Deep
Energy
477 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
2.647°, 122.120°
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 585 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 (~327 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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