Saturday, June 11, 1960 at 11:14 PM
1960-06-11 15:14 UTC ยท -9.337ยฐ, 152.439ยฐ
Magnitude
6.6 mw
Major
Depth
30 km
Shallow
Energy
111.8 kilotons of TNT
GutenbergโRichter
Coordinates
-9.337ยฐ, 152.439ยฐ
Felt reports
โ
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 30 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 (~3191 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 313 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes โData from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.