Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 6:58 PM
2021-10-09 10:58 UTC · -21.189°, 174.522°
Magnitude
6.9 mww
Major
Depth
535 km
Deep
Energy
337.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.189°, 174.522°
Felt reports
18
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 535 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 (~5894 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
6 recorded M4.0+ events within 326 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.