Tuesday, November 25, 1997 at 8:14 PM
1997-11-25 12:14 UTC · 1.241°, 122.536°
Magnitude
7.0 mwc
Great
Depth
24 km
Shallow
Energy
476.9 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
1.241°, 122.536°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause severe, widespread destruction and loss of life.
At 24 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Great range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~448 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
6 recorded M4.0+ events within 330 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.