Earthquake — Philippines: Surigao Del Norte

When

10 Feb 2017

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.5

Where

Philippines

Coordinates

9.91° N, 125.45° E

Deaths

8

Injuries

202

Damage musd

40

Houses destroyed

215

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

15

Earthquake in the Philippines

The 2017 Surigao earthquake occurred on February 10, 2017, at 10:03 PM (PST), with a surface-wave magnitude of 6.7 off the coast of Surigao del Norte in the Philippines. According to the PHIVOLCS earthquake intensity scale the earthquake was an Intensity VII (Destructive) earthquake at maximum. In the past Surigao province has been hit by a magnitude 7.2 tremor in both 1879 and 1893.

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