Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 6:18 AM
2006-08-07 22:18 UTC · -15.798°, 167.789°
Magnitude
6.8 mwb
Major
Depth
150 km
Intermediate
Energy
239.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.798°, 167.789°
Felt reports
3
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 150 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 (~5001 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
8 recorded M4.0+ events within 322 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.