Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 7:25 PM
2008-09-03 11:25 UTC · -26.736°, -63.225°
Magnitude
6.3 mwc
Major
Depth
570 km
Deep
Energy
42.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-26.736°, -63.225°
Felt reports
2
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 570 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 (~17468 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
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.