Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 9:19 PM
2020-12-10 13:19 UTC · 24.782°, 122.024°
Magnitude
6.1 mww
Major
Depth
71 km
Intermediate
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
24.782°, 122.024°
Felt reports
189
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 71 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: Manila Trench (~437 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
19 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.