Quakedle
Puzzle #52 was 8 km ESE of Calape, Philippines.
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USGS — Tectonic Plates of the Earth
How it scored
- Magnitude
- M6.9 — strong class
- Magnitude type
- mww — W-phase moment magnitude
- Depth
- 10.0 km — shallow
- Region
- The Philippines and Marianas
- Tsunami indicator
- USGS tsunami indicator set
- Felt reports
- 649 DYFI reports
- PAGER alert
- orange PAGER alert
- Tectonic plates
- Philippine Sea Plate · Eurasian Plate · Pacific Plate
- Tectonic context
- Opposing subduction systems and numerous faults accommodate motion around the Philippine archipelago and Mariana arc.
Also on the record
- USGS reports magnitude M6.9. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
- Strong (M6.0–6.9)
- The hypocentral depth is 10.0 km. Which depth band is it in?
- Shallow (less than 70 km)
- USGS locates the event at “8 km ESE of Calape, Philippines”. Which broad authored region matches?
- The Philippines and Marianas
- What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
- Yes — the USGS event record has its tsunami indicator set.
- Is this the largest earthquake in the supplied USGS week comparison?
- Yes — it is the largest or tied for largest in the supplied week.