Sunday, December 7, 1986 at 10:40 PM
1986-12-07 14:40 UTC · 0.851°, 124.362°
Magnitude
6.1 mw
Major
Depth
220 km
Intermediate
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
0.851°, 124.362°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 220 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: Cotabato Trench (~463 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
17 recorded M4.0+ events within 294 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.