Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 6:18 AM
2009-10-19 22:18 UTC · -6.864°, 123.978°
Magnitude
5.4 mwc
Strong
Depth
605 km
Deep
Energy
1.9 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.864°, 123.978°
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 605 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~1319 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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