Saturday, September 3, 1960 at 8:41 PM
1960-09-03 12:41 UTC · -6.123°, 154.718°
Magnitude
6.4 mw
Major
Depth
423 km
Deep
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.123°, 154.718°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 423 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~3265 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 306 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.