Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 2:41 PM
2023-03-04 06:41 UTC · -29.502°, -178.797°
Magnitude
6.9 mww
Major
Depth
211 km
Intermediate
Energy
337.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-29.502°, -178.797°
Felt reports
7
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 211 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: Philippine Trench (~6999 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 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.