Saturday, September 7, 1991 at 12:14 PM
1991-09-07 04:14 UTC · -7.220°, 123.769°
Magnitude
5.1 mb
Strong
Depth
604 km
Deep
Energy
674 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.220°, 123.769°
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 604 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 (~1359 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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