Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 6:00 AM
2018-10-10 22:00 UTC · -4.962°, 151.723°
Magnitude
6.2 mww
Major
Depth
121 km
Intermediate
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-4.962°, 151.723°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 121 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: Philippine Trench (~2909 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 298 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.