Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 5:12 AM
2015-05-12 21:12 UTC ยท 38.906ยฐ, 142.032ยฐ
Magnitude
6.8 mww
Major
Depth
35 km
Shallow
Energy
239.0 kilotons of TNT
GutenbergโRichter
Coordinates
38.906ยฐ, 142.032ยฐ
Felt reports
151
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Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 35 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: Manila Trench (~2884 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 322 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.