Saturday, August 14, 1999 at 8:16 AM
1999-08-14 00:16 UTC · -5.885°, 104.711°
Magnitude
6.4 mwc
Major
Depth
101 km
Intermediate
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-5.885°, 104.711°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
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: Cotabato Trench (~2330 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 306 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.