Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at 10:50 PM
2002-01-02 14:50 UTC · -17.983°, 178.744°
Magnitude
6.2 mwc
Major
Depth
666 km
Deep
Energy
30.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-17.983°, 178.744°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 666 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 (~6173 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 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.