Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 6:46 PM
2014-07-29 10:46 UTC · 17.682°, -95.653°
Magnitude
6.3 mww
Major
Depth
107 km
Intermediate
Energy
42.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
17.682°, -95.653°
Felt reports
74
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 107 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: Casiguran Fault (~14407 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
6 recorded M4.0+ events within 302 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.