Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 5:01 PM
2005-12-08 09:01 UTC · -5.408°, 146.953°
Magnitude
6.1 mwb
Major
Depth
217 km
Intermediate
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-5.408°, 146.953°
Felt reports
2
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 217 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: Philippine Trench (~2451 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
1 recorded M4.0+ event within 294 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.