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M7.5 earthquake, Philippines, 1912-08-17

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1912-08-17 19:11

Rank in 19123 / 59among M6+

Rank since 1900509 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×172approx.

210 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 3.57, 125.97

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1936 M7.8M7.8

1972 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1911-03-06	1911-03-06 17:30	100 km	37 km E of Lamitan, Philippines
M6.5 1910-12-18	1910-12-18 02:45	35 km	62 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
M7.6 1910-12-16	1910-12-16 14:44	15 km	101 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.5 1909-04-25	1909-04-25 22:35	35 km	182 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M7.5 1907-06-25	1907-06-25 17:54	200 km	64 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M7.0 1901-11-25	1901-11-25 01:51	–	Molucca Sea

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.