Thursday, November 7, 1991 at 1:59 PM
1991-11-07 05:59 UTC ยท -26.309ยฐ, -177.877ยฐ
Magnitude
5.8 mw
Strong
Depth
200 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
GutenbergโRichter
Coordinates
-26.309ยฐ, -177.877ยฐ
Felt reports
โ
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
โ
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 (~6937 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.