Tuesday, June 18, 1996 at 6:05 AM
1996-06-17 22:05 UTC · -7.248°, 122.892°
Magnitude
5.1 mb
Strong
Depth
600 km
Deep
Energy
674 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.248°, 122.892°
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 600 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 (~1367 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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