Thursday, July 12, 1934 at 10:24 PM
1934-07-12 14:24 UTC · -15.053°, 112.097°
Magnitude
6.1 mw
Major
Depth
15 km
Shallow
Energy
23.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.053°, 112.097°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 15 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: Cotabato Trench (~2582 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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