Tuesday, December 15, 1998 at 12:25 AM
1998-12-14 16:25 UTC · -38.214°, -71.033°
Magnitude
6.0 mwb
Major
Depth
138 km
Intermediate
Energy
15.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-38.214°, -71.033°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 138 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 (~15998 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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