Sunday, September 15, 2002 at 4:39 PM
2002-09-15 08:39 UTC · 44.833°, 129.923°
Magnitude
6.4 mwc
Major
Depth
586 km
Deep
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
44.833°, 129.923°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 586 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: Manila Trench (~2728 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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