Saturday, June 10, 2000 at 7:31 AM
2000-06-09 23:31 UTC · 30.491°, 137.730°
Magnitude
6.3 mwb
Major
Depth
485 km
Deep
Energy
42.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
30.491°, 137.730°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 485 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: Manila Trench (~2089 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 302 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.