Thursday, October 7, 1982 at 3:15 PM
1982-10-07 07:15 UTC · -7.156°, 125.876°
Magnitude
6.2 mb
Major
Depth
515 km
Deep
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.156°, 125.876°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 515 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 (~1364 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 298 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.