Friday, August 17, 2018 at 11:35 PM
2018-08-17 15:35 UTC · -7.372°, 119.802°
Magnitude
6.5 mww
Major
Depth
529 km
Deep
Energy
84.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.372°, 119.802°
Felt reports
173
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 529 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: Cotabato Trench (~1452 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
5 recorded M4.0+ events within 310 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.