Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 9:53 AM
2008-04-17 01:53 UTC · 15.459°, -93.501°
Magnitude
5.2 mwc
Strong
Depth
96 km
Intermediate
Energy
951 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
15.459°, -93.501°
Felt reports
8
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 96 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: Casiguran Fault (~14742 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.