Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 6:55 PM
2008-12-06 10:55 UTC · -7.393°, 124.745°
Magnitude
6.4 mwc
Major
Depth
398 km
Deep
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.393°, 124.745°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 398 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 (~1381 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
5 recorded M4.0+ events within 306 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.