Saturday, January 18, 1969 at 11:02 AM
1969-01-18 03:02 UTC · -56.756°, -26.865°
Magnitude
6.4 mw
Major
Depth
130 km
Intermediate
Energy
58.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-56.756°, -26.865°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 130 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: Cotabato Trench (~13717 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 306 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.