Sunday, July 27, 2003 at 10:04 AM
2003-07-27 02:04 UTC · -21.080°, -176.585°
Magnitude
6.6 mwb
Major
Depth
213 km
Intermediate
Energy
119.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.080°, -176.585°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 213 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 (~6849 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
11 recorded M4.0+ events within 314 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.