Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at 10:19 AM
2003-10-15 02:19 UTC · -17.822°, -178.704°
Magnitude
6.0 mwb
Major
Depth
583 km
Deep
Energy
15.1 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-17.822°, -178.704°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 583 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 (~6519 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
7 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.