Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
2025-03-28 17:17 UTC · 0.756°, -29.764°
Magnitude
6.6 mww
Major
Depth
12 km
Shallow
Energy
119.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
0.756°, -29.764°
Felt reports
8
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 12 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: Manila Trench (~15858 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 314 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.