Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 8:06 AM
2009-04-26 00:06 UTC · -30.300°, -178.582°
Magnitude
6.1 mwb
Major
Depth
132 km
Intermediate
Energy
21.3 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-30.300°, -178.582°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 132 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 (~7056 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
10 recorded M4.0+ events within 294 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.