Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 4:04 AM
2009-08-12 20:04 UTC · 6.040°, 126.376°
Magnitude
5.7 mwb
Strong
Depth
96 km
Intermediate
Energy
5.4 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
6.040°, 126.376°
Felt reports
4
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Mindanao
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: Philippine Trench (~60 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 51/100 (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.