Saturday, November 4, 2000 at 8:38 PM
2000-11-04 12:38 UTC · 5.762°, 125.773°
Magnitude
5.8 mwc
Strong
Depth
134 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
5.762°, 125.773°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Mindanao
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 134 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: Cotabato Trench (~90 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 50/100 (high).
20 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.