Friday, March 11, 2011 at 7:36 PM
2011-03-11 11:36 UTC ยท 39.241ยฐ, 142.463ยฐ
Magnitude
6.6 ms
Major
Depth
26 km
Shallow
Energy
119.8 kilotons of TNT
GutenbergโRichter
Coordinates
39.241ยฐ, 142.463ยฐ
Felt reports
5
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 26 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 (~2936 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 314 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.