Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 3:51 AM
2009-05-29 19:51 UTC · 5.927°, 125.776°
Magnitude
5.7 mwc
Strong
Depth
160 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
5.927°, 125.776°
Felt reports
6
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Mindanao
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 160 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 (~98 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 52/100 (high).
20 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.