Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 2:12 PM
2009-07-12 06:12 UTC · -15.041°, -70.445°
Magnitude
6.1 mwb
Major
Depth
199 km
Intermediate
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.041°, -70.445°
Felt reports
59
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 199 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 (~17861 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 294 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.