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M6.7 earthquake, Philippines, 1970-02-05

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth9 km

Time (UTC)1970-02-05 22:06

Rank in 197025 / 152among M6+

Rank since 19002693 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

9 km W of Calatrava, Philippines · 12.62, 121.98

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1948 M7.8M7.8

1937 M7.6M7.6

1942 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

1925 M7.2M7.2

1982 M7.1M7.1

1990 M7.1M7.1

1994 M7.1M7.1

1970 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1967-06-21	1967-06-21 15:45	32 km	27 km S of San Rafael, Philippines
M6.2 1966-12-20	1966-12-20 18:39	21 km	26 km NNE of Perez, Philippines
M6.1 1966-08-15	1966-08-15 02:45	19 km	9 km E of Estrella, Philippines
M6.5 1964-11-24	1964-11-24 12:41	51 km	54 km NNE of Biri, Philippines
M6.5 1957-08-18	1957-08-18 08:37	20 km	9 km NNE of Palanas, Philippines
M6.3 1956-10-28	1956-10-28 10:45	20 km	9 km ESE of Mercedes, Philippines
M6.7 1956-10-23	1956-10-23 08:41	90 km	5 km NW of Wawa, Philippines
M6.6 1954-07-02	1954-07-02 02:45	15 km	5 km SSE of Santa Cruz, Philippines
M6.5 1951-07-08	1951-07-08 05:44	25 km	7 km WNW of Linaon, Philippines
M6.8 1950-03-07	1950-03-07 02:07	25 km	3 km WNW of Locmayan, 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.