Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 10:32 PM
2011-03-06 14:32 UTC · -56.422°, -27.063°
Magnitude
6.5 mww
Major
Depth
88 km
Intermediate
Energy
84.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-56.422°, -27.063°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 88 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 (~13754 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 310 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.