Monday, April 14, 2008 at 5:45 PM
2008-04-14 09:45 UTC · -56.022°, -28.035°
Magnitude
6.0 mwc
Major
Depth
140 km
Intermediate
Energy
15.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-56.022°, -28.035°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 140 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: Cotabato Trench (~13825 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
6 recorded M4.0+ events within 290 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.