Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at 6:14 AM
2001-06-25 22:14 UTC · -17.574°, -70.685°
Magnitude
5.5 mwc
Strong
Depth
74 km
Intermediate
Energy
2.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-17.574°, -70.685°
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 74 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 (~17703 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 270 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.