Friday, December 25, 2020 at 7:43 AM
2020-12-24 23:43 UTC · 13.820°, 120.654°
Magnitude
6.3 mww
Major
Depth
109 km
Intermediate
Energy
42.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
13.820°, 120.654°
Felt reports
283
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
Luzon
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 109 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: Lubang Fault (~63 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 100/100 (very high).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 302 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.