Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 6:52 PM
2018-09-30 10:52 UTC · -18.360°, -178.063°
Magnitude
6.7 mww
Major
Depth
550 km
Deep
Energy
169.2 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-18.360°, -178.063°
Felt reports
1
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 550 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 (~6603 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 318 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.