Friday, February 9, 2018 at 7:43 PM
2018-02-09 11:43 UTC · -17.871°, -178.661°
Magnitude
6.0 mww
Major
Depth
557 km
Deep
Energy
15.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-17.871°, -178.661°
Felt reports
1
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 557 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 (~6526 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
15 recorded M4.0+ events within 290 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.