Tuesday, January 30, 1968 at 11:44 AM
1968-01-30 03:44 UTC · -6.066°, 113.373°
Magnitude
6.3 mw
Major
Depth
596 km
Deep
Energy
37.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.066°, 113.373°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 596 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: Cotabato Trench (~1648 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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