Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 6:54 PM
2001-12-27 10:54 UTC · -14.647°, 167.262°
Magnitude
6.2 mwc
Major
Depth
153 km
Intermediate
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-14.647°, 167.262°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 153 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 (~4897 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.
Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.