M6.5 · 2017 Surigao earthquake

Friday, February 10, 2017 · 2:03 PM – 2:13 PM
11 km N of Mabua, 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. Magnitude 6.5 (mww), 15 km deep, 11 km N of Mabua, Philippines — 9.91°N, 125.45°E. February 10, 2017 at 14:03 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 92. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20008ixa Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).