Sunday, July 7, 1996 at 5:36 AM
1996-07-06 21:36 UTC · 21.968°, 142.830°
Magnitude
6.2 mwc
Major
Depth
241 km
Intermediate
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
21.968°, 142.830°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 241 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 (~2013 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 298 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.