Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 9:48 AM
2010-08-03 01:48 UTC · 10.940°, 93.246°
Magnitude
5.1 mb
Strong
Depth
84 km
Intermediate
Energy
674 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
10.940°, 93.246°
Felt reports
5
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 84 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: Manila Trench (~2775 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
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.