Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 10:59 PM
2022-10-25 14:59 UTC · 17.661°, 120.815°
Magnitude
6.4 mww
Major
Depth
6 km
Shallow
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
17.661°, 120.815°
Felt reports
120
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
Luzon
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 6 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: Casiguran Fault (~180 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 23/100 (moderate).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 306 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.