Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:40 PM
2009-10-24 14:40 UTC · -6.133°, 130.385°
Magnitude
6.9 mwc
Major
Depth
130 km
Intermediate
Energy
337.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-6.133°, 130.385°
Felt reports
571
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 130 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 (~1279 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
11 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.