Monday, January 17, 1994 at 8:30 PM
1994-01-17 12:30 UTC · 34.213°, -118.537°
Magnitude
6.7 mw
Major
Depth
18 km
Shallow
Energy
169.2 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
34.213°, -118.537°
Felt reports
12,986
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 18 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 Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Casiguran Fault (~11488 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
8 recorded M4.0+ events within 318 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.