Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 10:02 AM
2019-09-29 02:02 UTC · 5.676°, 126.548°
Magnitude
6.2 mww
Major
Depth
73 km
Intermediate
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
5.676°, 126.548°
Felt reports
33
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Mindanao
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 73 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 (~61 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 44/100 (high).
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.