Friday, October 8, 2004 at 10:36 PM
2004-10-08 14:36 UTC · 13.925°, 120.534°
Magnitude
6.5 mwb
Major
Depth
105 km
Intermediate
Energy
84.8 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
13.925°, 120.534°
Felt reports
33
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Luzon
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 105 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: Lubang Fault (~48 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 100/100 (very high).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 310 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.