Saturday, January 15, 2000 at 8:49 PM
2000-01-15 12:49 UTC · -21.216°, -179.255°
Magnitude
6.0 mwc
Major
Depth
633 km
Deep
Energy
15.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-21.216°, -179.255°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 633 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: Philippine Trench (~6595 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 290 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.