Saturday, September 9, 2006 at 12:13 PM
2006-09-09 04:13 UTC · -7.219°, 120.106°
Magnitude
6.3 mwb
Major
Depth
572 km
Deep
Energy
42.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.219°, 120.106°
Felt reports
6
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 572 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: Cotabato Trench (~1426 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
2 recorded M4.0+ events within 302 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.