Monday, March 21, 2005 at 8:23 PM
2005-03-21 12:23 UTC · -24.983°, -63.470°
Magnitude
6.9 mwb
Major
Depth
579 km
Deep
Energy
337.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-24.983°, -63.470°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 579 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 (~17628 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
3 recorded M4.0+ events within 326 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.