Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 12:28 PM
2018-08-19 04:28 UTC · -16.978°, -178.033°
Magnitude
6.4 mb
Major
Depth
416 km
Deep
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-16.978°, -178.033°
Felt reports
0
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 416 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 (~6557 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 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.