Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 12:03 AM
2014-01-01 16:03 UTC · -13.863°, 167.249°
Magnitude
6.5 mww
Major
Depth
187 km
Intermediate
Energy
84.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-13.863°, 167.249°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 187 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 (~4861 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 310 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.