Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at 8:34 PM
2006-12-26 12:34 UTC · 21.974°, 120.493°
Magnitude
6.9 mwc
Major
Depth
10 km
Shallow
Energy
337.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
21.974°, 120.493°
Felt reports
106
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Luzon Strait
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 10 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Manila Trench (~154 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 19/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 326 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.