Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 3:35 PM
2020-10-08 07:35 UTC · -6.094°, 146.174°
Magnitude
6.3 mww
Major
Depth
106 km
Intermediate
Energy
42.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.094°, 146.174°
Felt reports
28
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 106 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 (~2412 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
13 recorded M4.0+ events within 302 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.