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M7.7 earthquake, Philippines, 1972-06-11

MagnitudeM7.7mw

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Depth333 km

Time (UTC)1972-06-11 16:41

Rank in 19722 / 132among M6+

Rank since 1900229 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×380approx.

228 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 3.78, 124.19

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M8.3M8.3

1976 M7.9M7.9

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1936 M7.8M7.8

1972 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

2017 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1965-11-23	1965-11-23 01:17	24 km	164 km N of Manado, Indonesia
M6.1 1963-06-19	1963-06-19 09:09	65 km	149 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.2 1961-10-23	1961-10-23 14:39	15 km	232 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 1960-12-14	1960-12-14 23:51	65 km	219 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.0 1957-06-06	1957-06-06 19:49	20 km	246 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1955-02-14	1955-02-14 16:53	35 km	229 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1952-04-14	1952-04-14 23:49	70 km	226 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.2 1952-03-23	1952-03-23 15:21	25 km	216 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 1948-06-21	1948-06-21 12:05	15 km	202 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.2 1946-11-02	1946-11-02 14:04	35 km	78 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

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.