Monday, August 7, 2000 at 10:33 PM
2000-08-07 14:33 UTC · -7.018°, 123.357°
Magnitude
6.5 mwc
Major
Depth
649 km
Deep
Energy
84.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.018°, 123.357°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 649 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 (~1338 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 310 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.