Friday, July 26, 2013 at 3:07 PM
2013-07-26 07:07 UTC · -15.379°, 167.689°
Magnitude
6.1 mww
Major
Depth
124 km
Intermediate
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.379°, 167.689°
Felt reports
8
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 124 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 (~4972 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 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.