Saturday, April 27, 1968 at 1:48 AM
1968-04-26 17:48 UTC · 18.613°, -103.457°
Magnitude
6.2 mw
Major
Depth
38 km
Shallow
Energy
27.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
18.613°, -103.457°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 38 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~13680 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 297 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.