Thursday, May 6, 2004 at 11:16 PM
2004-05-06 15:16 UTC · -15.759°, -175.071°
Magnitude
5.7 mwb
Strong
Depth
267 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.759°, -175.071°
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 267 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 (~6819 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
8 recorded M4.0+ events within 278 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.