Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 5:06 PM
2015-11-21 09:06 UTC · -7.148°, 129.938°
Magnitude
6.1 mww
Major
Depth
82 km
Intermediate
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.148°, 129.938°
Felt reports
6
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 82 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 (~1378 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
18 recorded M4.0+ events within 294 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.