Friday, January 29, 1999 at 2:24 AM
1999-01-28 18:24 UTC · -4.582°, 153.658°
Magnitude
6.4 mwb
Major
Depth
101 km
Intermediate
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-4.582°, 153.658°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 101 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 (~3094 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
4 recorded M4.0+ events within 306 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.