Friday, December 18, 2015 at 3:49 AM
2015-12-17 19:49 UTC · 15.802°, -93.633°
Magnitude
6.6 mww
Major
Depth
85 km
Intermediate
Energy
119.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
15.802°, -93.633°
Felt reports
122
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 85 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: Casiguran Fault (~14707 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
13 recorded M4.0+ events within 314 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.