Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 4:47 AM
2011-07-11 20:47 UTC · 9.509°, 122.175°
Magnitude
6.4 mww
Major
Depth
19 km
Shallow
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
9.509°, 122.175°
Felt reports
162
“Did You Feel It?”
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
Visayas
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 19 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: Negros Oriental Fault (~101 km away). Last major event: 2012 Negros Earthquake (M6.7).
Area seismic-hazard score: 29/100 (moderate).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 306 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.