Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 5:27 PM
2000-04-23 09:27 UTC · -28.307°, -62.990°
Magnitude
7.0 mwb
Great
Depth
609 km
Deep
Energy
476.9 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-28.307°, -62.990°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause severe, widespread destruction and loss of life.
At 609 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Great range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~17320 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 330 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.