Tuesday, May 27, 1997 at 11:09 PM
1997-05-27 15:09 UTC · 16.325°, 145.442°
Magnitude
5.6 mwc
Strong
Depth
536 km
Deep
Energy
3.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
16.325°, 145.442°
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 536 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: Philippine Trench (~2045 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 274 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.