Thursday, August 22, 1996 at 1:35 PM
1996-08-22 05:35 UTC · -7.124°, 123.275°
Magnitude
6.0 mwb
Major
Depth
596 km
Deep
Energy
15.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.124°, 123.275°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 596 km this was a deep earthquake. Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.
This event sits in the Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~1351 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 290 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.