Saturday, February 7, 1998 at 11:20 AM
1998-02-07 03:20 UTC · -14.796°, 167.323°
Magnitude
5.9 mwc
Strong
Depth
129 km
Intermediate
Energy
10.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-14.796°, 167.323°
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 129 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 (~4910 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
4 recorded M4.0+ events within 286 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.