Friday, November 17, 2023 at 4:14 PM
2023-11-17 08:14 UTC · 5.563°, 125.001°
Magnitude
6.7 mww
Major
Depth
52 km
Shallow
Energy
169.2 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
5.563°, 125.001°
Felt reports
215
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
Mindanao
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 52 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: Cotabato Trench (~7 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 46/100 (high).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 318 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.