Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 3:00 AM
2016-02-01 19:00 UTC · -30.754°, -179.950°
Magnitude
6.2 mww
Major
Depth
391 km
Deep
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-30.754°, -179.950°
Felt reports
4
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 391 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 (~6960 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 298 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.