Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 2:16 AM
2012-03-20 18:16 UTC · 16.302°, -98.069°
Magnitude
4.9 mb
Moderate
Depth
10 km
Shallow
Energy
338 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
16.302°, -98.069°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Felt widely; can cause minor damage to weak structures.
At 10 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Moderate range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Casiguran Fault (~14305 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.