Thursday, December 1, 1966 at 12:56 PM
1966-12-01 04:56 UTC · -13.954°, 167.045°
Magnitude
6.8 mw
Major
Depth
125 km
Intermediate
Energy
201.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-13.954°, 167.045°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 125 km this was a intermediate earthquake. Intermediate-depth quakes spread shaking over a wider area but are usually less destructive at the surface.
This event sits in the Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~4845 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
11 recorded M4.0+ events within 320 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.