Philippines Earthquake Report

Magnitude 7.1 - CELEBES SEA
2005 February 5 12:23:15 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A major earthquake occurred at 12:23:15 (UTC) on Saturday, February 5, 2005. The magnitude 7.1 event has been located in the CELEBES SEA. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 486 km (302 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 7.1
Date-Time Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 12:23:15 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 8:23:15 PM
= local time at epicenter
Location 5.363°N, 123.229°E
Depth 486.3 km (302.2 miles)
Region CELEBES SEA
Distances
215 km (130 miles) SE of Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines
230 km (145 miles) WSW of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
1050 km (650 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines
2220 km (1380 miles) NE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11.7 km (7.3 miles); depth +/- 24 km (14.9 miles)
Parameters Nst=154, Nph=154, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.3 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usuda2

THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WARNING OR WATCH IN EFFECT.