Saturday, July 15, 2006 at 3:10 PM
2006-07-15 07:10 UTC · -4.446°, 126.156°
Magnitude
5.8 mwb
Strong
Depth
364 km
Deep
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-4.446°, 126.156°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 364 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~1061 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 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.