Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 10:34 AM
2011-06-15 02:34 UTC · -7.651°, 106.970°
Magnitude
4.8 mb
Moderate
Depth
37 km
Shallow
Energy
239 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-7.651°, 106.970°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Felt widely; can cause minor damage to weak structures.
At 37 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 Moderate range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~2255 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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