Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 11:29 AM
2014-03-26 03:29 UTC · -26.169°, 179.288°
Magnitude
6.3 mww
Major
Depth
495 km
Deep
Energy
42.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-26.169°, 179.288°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 495 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~6564 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
17 recorded M4.0+ events within 302 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.