Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 3:15 PM
2010-08-04 07:15 UTC · -5.486°, 146.822°
Magnitude
6.5 mwc
Major
Depth
220 km
Intermediate
Energy
84.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-5.486°, 146.822°
Felt reports
19
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 220 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 (~2442 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 310 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.