Thursday, June 2, 1966 at 3:08 PM
1966-06-02 07:08 UTC · -0.047°, 123.130°
Magnitude
5.8 mw
Strong
Depth
140 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-0.047°, 123.130°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 140 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 Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~569 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 281 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.