Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 11:20 AM
2008-12-25 03:20 UTC · 5.752°, 125.377°
Magnitude
6.3 mwc
Major
Depth
206 km
Intermediate
Energy
42.5 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
5.752°, 125.377°
Felt reports
30
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Mindanao
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 206 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: Cotabato Trench (~50 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 50/100 (high).
20 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.