Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:40 PM
2018-04-02 13:40 UTC · -20.659°, -63.006°
Magnitude
6.8 mww
Major
Depth
559 km
Deep
Energy
239.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-20.659°, -63.006°
Felt reports
48
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 559 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: Philippine Trench (~18060 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 322 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.