Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 2:14 PM
2014-09-17 06:14 UTC · 13.764°, 144.429°
Magnitude
6.7 mww
Major
Depth
130 km
Intermediate
Energy
169.2 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
13.764°, 144.429°
Felt reports
61
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
Flagged
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 130 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 (~1899 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
17 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.