Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 4:14 AM
2012-03-20 20:14 UTC · 16.478°, -97.987°
Magnitude
5.1 mb
Strong
Depth
25 km
Shallow
Energy
674 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
16.478°, -97.987°
Felt reports
30
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 25 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 Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Casiguran Fault (~14300 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.