Saturday, January 15, 2000 at 10:04 AM
2000-01-15 02:04 UTC · -6.345°, 148.430°
Magnitude
5.8 mwc
Strong
Depth
72 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.345°, 148.430°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 72 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 (~2644 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
5 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.