Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 10:21 PM
2006-11-14 14:21 UTC · -6.390°, 127.998°
Magnitude
6.1 mwb
Major
Depth
345 km
Deep
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.390°, 127.998°
Felt reports
1
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 345 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: Philippine Trench (~1268 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 294 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.