Saturday, May 16, 1998 at 10:22 AM
1998-05-16 02:22 UTC · -22.227°, -179.519°
Magnitude
6.9 mwc
Major
Depth
586 km
Deep
Energy
337.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-22.227°, -179.519°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 586 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 (~6610 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
4 recorded M4.0+ events within 326 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.