Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 12:39 AM
2022-11-22 16:39 UTC · 30.794°, -116.391°
Magnitude
6.2 mww
Major
Depth
10 km
Shallow
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
30.794°, -116.391°
Felt reports
438
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 10 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: Casiguran Fault (~11857 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 298 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.