Monday, September 4, 2017 at 4:07 PM
2017-09-04 08:07 UTC · -57.739°, -25.613°
Magnitude
6.1 mww
Major
Depth
25 km
Shallow
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-57.739°, -25.613°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 25 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 (~13584 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 294 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.